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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. Down Behind The Dustbin
    02:41
    Down Behind The Dustbin
  9. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  10. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  11. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  14. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  15. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  16. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  17. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
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