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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 Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  9. School days
    03:57
    School days
  10. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  16. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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