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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. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  9. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  10. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  16. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  17. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
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