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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. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  9. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  10. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  11. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  12. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  13. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  14. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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