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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  11. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  13. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  14. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  15. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  16. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  17. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
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