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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. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  9. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  10. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  11. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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