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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. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  9. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  10. School Questions
    05:51
    School Questions
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
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