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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. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  15. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
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