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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. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  11. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  12. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  13. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  14. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  15. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  16. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  17. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
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