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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. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  9. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  10. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  11. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  12. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  13. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  14. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  15. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  16. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  17. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
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