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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 main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  9. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  10. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  11. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  12. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  13. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  16. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  17. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
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