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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. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  9. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  10. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  11. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  14. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  15. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  16. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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