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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. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  9. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  10. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  11. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
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