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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  9. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  10. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  12. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  17. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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