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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. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  9. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  12. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  15. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  16. 100 Words on Friendship
    01:14
    100 Words on Friendship
  17. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
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