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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. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  9. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  10. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  11. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  12. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  17. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
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