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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. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  9. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. Questions from the audience
    09:53
    Questions from the audience
  12. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  13. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  14. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  16. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  17. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
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