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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. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  10. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  11. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  12. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  17. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
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