Chapter One: The Language Café

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"The basic premise of the event is that hunters hunt rattlesnakes from the surrounding environment all across West Texas, and bring them into the roundup for the weekend. And during the roundup, these snakes are kept in a pit and then, one by one, beheaded and skinned in front of in front of audiences." - Elizabeth MeLampy Elizabeth MeLampy is a lawyer dedicated to animal rights and protection, and her passion for this work shines through in her latest book, Forget the Camel, the Madcap World of Animal Festivals and What They Say About Being Human . To research the book, Elizabeth traveled across the country, immersing herself in a wide range of animal festivals — from the Iditarod dog sled race to the rattlesnake roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. Elizabeth examines these festivals as revealing microcosms of our broader relationship with animals. Whether it's rattlesnake hunts, frog-jumping contests, ostrich races, or groundhog celebrations, these events reflect the ways humans use animals to express cultural identity, community pride, and historical traditions. Yet beneath the pageantry and excitement lies a deeper question: Is our fascination with these spectacles worth the toll it takes on the animals involved? With compassion and insight, Elizabeth invites readers to consider whether there’s a more ethical and empathetic way to honor our stories — one that respects both animals and the traditions they inspire. Please listen, share and read, Forget the Camel. It will be released on April 8th, 2025. https://apollopublishers.com/index.php/forget-the-camel/…

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The rest was up to fate, although it didn't give them an easy ride.

In this first chapter of Petit Sounds, you'll learn how these two language lovers went from a chance encounter to raising a child in a bilingual household.

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Chapter One: The Language Café

Petit Sounds

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The rest was up to fate, although it didn't give them an easy ride.

In this first chapter of Petit Sounds, you'll learn how these two language lovers went from a chance encounter to raising a child in a bilingual household.

10 episódios

#Podcasting Education #Petit Sounds

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Chapter Nine: Trilingualism at home 26:28

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Héctor and Elaine became parents just a few months after COVID lockdowns were introduced, which brought about some challenges in their one-parent one-language plans. As remote working brought English into more non-native speakers’ homes, Elaine and Héctor were well-equipped tor trilingual child-raising. But their guest for this episode, Ilaria Zambotti, has taken a different approach. Links Trilingualism in Family, School and Community…

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Chapter Eight: Music and Language 16:20

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Around 90% of the world’s languages are tonal, meaning that unlike English, Spanish, or German, tone patterns are used to distinguish words and inflections. Speakers of tonal languages like Mandarin are more likely to develop perfect pitch, meaning they can tell what note is being played, without needing to hear another for reference. In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore music, tone, and its relationship to language learning. Links Learning the "Special Note": Evidence for a Critical Period for Absolute Pitch Acquisition Critical period hypothesis Scotch Snaps in Hip Hop , by Adam Neely Music, Language, and the Brain , by Aniruddh D Patel A Generative Theory of Tonal Music , by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff The Potential Role of Music in Second Language Learning , by Ieva Zeromskaite…

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Chapter Seven: How to help bilingual and multilingual children in their language journey 16:54

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In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore some of the questions you might want to consider when raising a child in a bilingual household: Do you speak your partner’s language? If not, are you willing to learn? Do you live near other native speakers of your heritage language? If you do, you can organise playdates to help with the language learning process. And if you aren’t so lucky, technology can help bridge the gap. A call with a relative can give them more exposure. Elaine and Héctor also discuss the different opportunities for language learning that present themselves all the way through your child’s young life.…

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Chapter Six: How babies and children learn words 18:33

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In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore nouns, how babies learn to identify them before being able to pronounce them, then eventually form the words themselves. They examine the categories of words babies are able to understand at key development stages, and how those categories start off fuzzy – with “mama” meaning simply “woman” – and become clearer over time. Also, Héctor shares his approach to helping children with their phonemic awareness. Links Child Language: Acquisition and Development , by Matthew Saxton Priming overgeneralizations in two- and four-year-old children…

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Chapter Five: The good, the bad and the false of bilingualism 35:10

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In this episode, Héctor and Elaine explore the myths, advantages, and potential disadvantages around being bilingual or multilingual. They are joined by applied linguist Friederike Sell , an expert in language learning and multilingualism. As a non-native English speaker, Héctor is able to use his native Spanish language skills to decode some of the morphemes within English speech, and find meaning behind words that native English speakers might not know. Links The Cambridge Handbook of Child Language How Language Shapes the Way We Think , a TED talk by Lera Borodotsky Benjamin Whorf The Language Hoax: Why the World Looks the Same in Any Language , by John McWhorter Change of Language, Change of Personality? by Francois Grosjean…

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Chapter Four: On syntax and how children put words together 22:21

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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 more exploratory than you might think. In this fourth episode, Elaine and Héctor take a look at syntax: verbs, nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Humans aren't unique in identifying speech sounds. We all know that parrots can replicate speech, but dogs have been known to identify objects by name, cats can recognise their owner's voice, and even African elephants have been able to identify the sounds of speech. Links A dynamic systems approach to babbling and words Elephants can determine ethnicity, gender, and age from acoustic cues in human voices…

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Chapter Three: Language milestones and first words 21:42

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In their previous episode, Elaine and Hector discussed language during pregnancy. Now they look at how babies understand and begin to form syllables into words, and gradually into sentences. But what is a word? How do we know where a word starts or finishes? How do we learn to conjugate a verb? And how do bilingual and multilingual children develop their respective vocabularies? Links Willard Van Orman Quine Jean Berko Gleason Matthew Saxton…

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Chapter Two: Language during pregnancy 23:06

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Elaine and Hector take questions from the listeners about second-language adoption and raising a child in a language that is not your mother tongue. They uncover the surprising sounds your baby can hear from their earliest days, and explore the differences between English, Spanish and German speech sounds, other vocal sounds across languages, and the problem that co-articulation (how words run together) presents to smart speakers and other devices with speech recognition. Links Stephen Krashen's Theory of Second Language Acquisition "The-Cat-In-The-Hat" studies and other work by Tony deCasper…

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Chapter One: The Language Café 15:57

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Meet Elaine. She was born in the Dominican Republic, speaks German, but wanted to practise Spanish. On a trip to Mexico in 2015, her brother recommended a language café where people meet to exchange languages. There she ran into Hector, a language teacher from Mexico who spoke Spanish but wanted to practise German. The rest was up to fate, although it didn't give them an easy ride. In this first chapter of Petit Sounds, you'll learn how these two language lovers went from a chance encounter to raising a child in a bilingual household.…

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Introducing Petit Sounds, the multilingual parenting podcast 1:38

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