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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. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  11. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
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