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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. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  9. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  13. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  14. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  15. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  16. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  17. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
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