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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 importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  9. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  13. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
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