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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. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  9. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  10. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  11. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  12. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  17. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
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