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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 Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  12. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  13. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  16. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  17. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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