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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. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  9. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  11. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  15. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
  16. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  17. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
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