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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. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  13. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  14. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  15. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
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