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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. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  11. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
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