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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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  9. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  13. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  16. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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