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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. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  9. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  10. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  11. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  12. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. A Dog with Nice Ears
    07:10
    A Dog with Nice Ears
  15. What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  16. Prez
    01:14
    Prez
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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