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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. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  9. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  11. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  14. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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