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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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  11. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  12. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  16. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
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