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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  9. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  10. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  11. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  16. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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