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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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  9. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  12. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  13. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  14. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  17. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
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