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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. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  9. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  10. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  11. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  12. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  13. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  14. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  15. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
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