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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. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  9. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  10. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  11. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  12. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  13. School days
    03:57
    School days
  14. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  15. Fan fiction of your life!
    01:05
    Fan fiction of your life!
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
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