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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?
    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
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    Translating into Gaelic
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    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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  10. This is a democracy
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    08:22
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