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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. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  9. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  10. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  11. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  12. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  13. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  14. School days
    03:57
    School days
  15. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
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  17. More questions
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