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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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  12. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  15. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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