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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 West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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