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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. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  9. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  10. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  11. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  14. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  15. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  16. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  17. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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