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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. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  9. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  10. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  11. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  12. Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
    05:18
    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
  13. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  14. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  15. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  16. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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