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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. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
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    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  9. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  12. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  13. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
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    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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    Box Yourself
  17. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
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