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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. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  9. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  12. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  13. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  14. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  15. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  16. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  17. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
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