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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
    05:51
    School Questions
  9. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  12. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  13. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  14. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  15. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  16. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  17. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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