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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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. A monster quiz
    08:19
    A monster quiz
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  14. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  17. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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