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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. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  9. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  10. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  11. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  12. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  13. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  14. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  15. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  16. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  17. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
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