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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. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  9. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  10. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  11. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  14. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  15. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  16. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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