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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. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  10. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  11. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
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