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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
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    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  9. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
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    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  10. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  11. Hercules Song
    01:56
    Hercules Song
  12. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
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    How to draw emotions
  14. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  15. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  16. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  17. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
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