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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. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
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    A first science fiction novel
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  13. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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    Konnie Reads From Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
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