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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. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  9. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  10. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  11. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  12. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  16. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  17. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
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