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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. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  14. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  15. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  16. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  17. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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