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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?
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    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
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    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
  8. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  9. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
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    Draw Noi and his dad
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  12. UK schools vs American schools
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    UK schools vs American schools
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  15. Working with an illustrator
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    Working with an illustrator
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    Hercules Song
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