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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. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  14. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  15. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  16. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  17. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
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