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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. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  14. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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