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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
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    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  9. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  10. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  11. Cuiken Primary film
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    Cuiken Primary film
  12. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
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    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  15. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
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    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
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