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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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    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
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    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
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    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    Gil's bug hospital
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    UK schools vs American schools
  10. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  11. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  12. Acting and Writing
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    Acting and Writing
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
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    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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