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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. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  9. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. How to draw emotions
    04:34
    How to draw emotions
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  14. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  15. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
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