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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. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  9. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
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    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  11. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  14. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  15. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
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    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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