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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. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  9. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  14. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  15. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
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