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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 Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  10. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  11. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  12. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  13. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  14. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  15. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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