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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. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  9. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  10. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  16. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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