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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  9. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  10. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  11. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  12. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  15. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
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