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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. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  9. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  10. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  13. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  14. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  17. Hallowe'en in Scotland
    06:14
    Hallowe'en in Scotland
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