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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 World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  10. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  11. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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