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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. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  9. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  10. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  11. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  14. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  17. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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