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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. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  9. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  10. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  11. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  14. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  15. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  16. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  17. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
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