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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. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  16. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  17. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
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