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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. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  9. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  10. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  11. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  15. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
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