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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. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  11. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  12. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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