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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 origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  9. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  10. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  11. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  12. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. D is for Dialogue
    03:04
    D is for Dialogue
  16. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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