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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. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  15. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  16. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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