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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. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  9. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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