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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. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  9. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  10. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  11. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  12. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  13. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  16. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  17. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
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