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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 Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  9. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  10. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. School days
    03:57
    School days
  13. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  14. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
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    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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