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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. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  14. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  15. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  16. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  17. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
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