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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. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  9. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  10. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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