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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. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  9. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  10. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  11. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  15. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  16. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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