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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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  12. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  13. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
    04:07
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 1
  14. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  15. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
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