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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. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  9. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  11. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  12. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  13. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  14. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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