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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  9. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  15. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  16. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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