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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. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
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    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  11. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
  12. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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    01:15
    A question from Blake
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    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
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