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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. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  11. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  12. Authors Live with Ross Sayers
    31:15
    Authors Live with Ross Sayers
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  16. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  17. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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