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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. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  9. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  10. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
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