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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. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  9. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  10. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  11. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  12. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  17. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
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