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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. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  11. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  12. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  13. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  14. School days
    03:57
    School days
  15. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  16. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  17. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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