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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 The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  9. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  13. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  17. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
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