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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. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  9. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  10. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  11. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  14. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
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    05:49
    Acting and Writing
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    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
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