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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. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  9. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  10. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  11. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
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