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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. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  9. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  10. School days
    03:57
    School days
  11. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  14. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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