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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. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  9. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  10. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  11. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  14. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  15. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  16. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  17. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
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