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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. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  11. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  12. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  13. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  16. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  17. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
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