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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 reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  9. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  10. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  11. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  14. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  15. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  16. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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