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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. School days
    03:57
    School days
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  11. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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