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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. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  9. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  10. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  11. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  16. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  17. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
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