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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. What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  11. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  12. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  13. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  16. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  17. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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