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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. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  9. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  10. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  11. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  12. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  13. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  14. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  15. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
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