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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 The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  11. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  12. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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