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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. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  9. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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