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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. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  9. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  12. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  13. 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
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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