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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. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  9. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  16. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  17. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
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