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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. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  9. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  17. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
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