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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. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  9. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  10. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  11. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  14. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  15. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  16. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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