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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. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  9. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  16. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  17. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
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