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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. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  9. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  10. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  13. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  16. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  17. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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