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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  13. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  14. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  15. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
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