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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. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  11. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  14. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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