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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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    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. Don't Kvetch
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    Don't Kvetch
  9. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  10. Storyboard
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    Storyboard
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    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. Introducing Cookie
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  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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    About Our Tower
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    He Had a Little Sticker
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