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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 from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  9. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  10. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  11. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  17. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
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