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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. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  9. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  10. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  13. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  17. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
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