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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  11. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  12. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  13. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  14. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  15. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
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