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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 – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  9. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  10. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  11. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  14. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  17. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
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