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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. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  11. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  12. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
  13. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  14. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  15. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  16. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  17. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
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