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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. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  9. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  10. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  12. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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    About Our Tower
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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