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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. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  9. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  10. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  11. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  12. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
  13. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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