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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  9. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  10. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  11. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
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