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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.
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    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 Great Storm Whale reading
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    The Great Storm Whale reading
  9. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
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    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  15. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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