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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. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  11. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
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