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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. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  9. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  10. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  11. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  15. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  16. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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