Chapter Eight: Music and Language
Chapter Eight: Music and Language
Around 90% of the world’s languages are tonal, meaning that unlike English, Spanish, or German, tone patterns are used t... Read more
7 Apr 2022
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16mins
Chapter Seven: How to help bilingual and multilingual children in their language journey
Chapter Seven: How to help bilingual and multilingual children in their language journey
In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore some of the questions you might want to consider when raising a child in a bi... Read more
1 Mar 2022
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16mins
Chapter Six: How babies and children learn words
Chapter Six: How babies and children learn words
In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore nouns, how babies learn to identify them before being able to pronounce them,... Read more
1 Feb 2022
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18mins
Chapter Five: The good, the bad and the false of bilingualism
Chapter Five: The good, the bad and the false of bilingualism
In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore the myths, advantages, and potential disadvantages around being bilingual or ... Read more
1 Jan 2022
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35mins
Chapter Four: On syntax and how children put words together
Chapter Four: On syntax and how children put words together
It might not take long for your baby to go from speaking their first words to combining them, but the way they do so is ... Read more
1 Dec 2021
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22mins
Chapter Three: Language milestones and first words
Chapter Three: Language milestones and first words
In their previous episode, Elaine and Hector discussed language during pregnancy. Now they look at how babies understand... Read more
1 Nov 2021
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21mins
Chapter Two: Language during pregnancy
Chapter Two: Language during pregnancy
Elaine and Hector take questions from the listeners about second-language adoption and raising a child in a language tha... Read more
30 Sep 2021
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23mins
Chapter One: The Language Café
Chapter One: The Language Café
Meet Elaine. She was born in the Dominican Republic, speaks German, but wanted to practise Spanish. On a trip to Mexico ... Read more
31 Aug 2021
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15mins
Introducing Petit Sounds, the multilingual parenting podcast
Introducing Petit Sounds, the multilingual parenting podcast
Hallo, Hola, Hello! Welcome to Petit Sounds, a podcast about multilingual parenting, with your hosts Elaine and Héctor. ... Read more
7 Jul 2021
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1min