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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 did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  9. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  10. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  11. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  12. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  13. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  14. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  15. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  16. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  17. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
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