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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. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  9. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  10. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  11. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  12. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  13. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  14. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  15. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  16. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  17. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
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