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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. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  9. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  14. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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    02:48
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