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Sharon Unsworth

The podcast about bilingual children

kids & family parenting

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Coming soon: Season 2

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2022/02/01

The second season of Kletsheads is almost about to start! The first episode will drop on Feb 18th. You can expect the same mix of science, experiences, and practical tips, but not quite the same as the last season. The episodes will be a bit shorter (between 30 and 45 minutes, instead of an hour) and they'll be released every two weeks (instead of once a month). And we have two new features for you: Hot off the Press and Kletsheads Quick and Easy. Listen to this teaser episode to find out more!

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Kletsheads on Much Language Such Talk

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/11/19

Transcript In this special bonus episode of Kletsheads we have a podcast crossover. We are delighted to share an episode of the Much Language Such Talk podcast, an English language podcast that answers questions about language, learning, and culture. The podcast was created by three researchers at the University of Edinburgh, Brittany Blankship, Eva-Maria Schnelten and Carine Abraham, who are also volunteers at Bilingualism Matters, a research and information centre on multilingualism at the

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50:03

How bilingual children’s languages influence each...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/07/16

Transcript "You're wobbling the whole time the table! This is what my bilingual son said to his sister when they were playing a board game sat together at a small table and big sister was apparently also playing with the table leg. His message was clear. Big sister stopped and the game continued. What struck me most about this conversation was the way in which my son had chosen to phrase his message: his sentence was perfectly ok English, and his sister clearly understoond him, but I am certain

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55:49

How to make use of bilingual children’s home...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/06/18

Transcript One language at school and another language at home. This is the reality for most bilingual children here in the Netherlands and in many countries around the world. Bilingual children often use the school language when they're at home, sometimes because this is the language spoken to them by one of their parents, but speaking the other language at school? That rarely happens. Sometimes it's not even allowed. According to many researchers -- and more and more teachers -- this is a

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52:06

Can a child learn three languages at once? [Season 1,...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/05/28

Transcript Many children in the world grow up with three languages. For example, because their parents both speak a different language and they learn a third language at school. Or because they speak one language at home and go to a bilingual school where they learn two new languages. There are also many countries in the world where almost everyone is trilingual. Think, for instance, of countries in Central and West Africa, countries like India, Luxembourg and Switzerland. There are actually far

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48:03

Does it matter if a bilingual child only actively...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/04/18

Transcript "Help! My child doesn't speak my language back to me!" This is one of the most frequently heard concerns from parents raising their children bilingually. You really try your best, consistently speaking your language to your child, and yet she or he mostly speaks to you in the majority language, usually the language spoken at school (so Dutch here in the Netherlands, English in Ireland, German in Germany, and so on). Some parents don't really mind when their children do this, but for

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46:50

Bilingual siblings [Season 1, Episode 6]

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/03/19

Transcript Children growing up in the same bilingual family can differ in how well they speak their two (or more) languages. Sometimes siblings in bilingual families differ in how much they use their two (or more) languages. Parents often remark that their eldest child is more bilingual than their youngest. Or that their youngest develops more quickly in the school language and often ends up preferring this language over the heritage language (or languages). A crucial moment in a bilngual

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37:13

Bilingual families in lockdown [Season 1, Episode 5]

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/02/16

Transcript Many bilingual families across the world find themselves in lockdown. And as a result, schools are closed and children are having to be taught online and/or by their parents. What would have been unheard of a year ago has now - unfortunately - become normal. But normal, of course, does not mean easy. Many families are struggling with homeschooling, from practical issues like whether there is enough space and equipment available to issues relating to actual content of the

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36:52

Should you worry about language mixing? [Season 1,...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/02/05

Transcript For many bilingual families, mixing languages is quite normal. Children may start a sentence in one language and end it with the other. They sometimes throw in words from the other language in what is otherwise a monolingual conversation. For many parents, this is often cause for concern. It might be a sign that their child can't speak either language well, or that they're confused. In this episode of Kletsheads, we find out whether these concerns are justified. Children aren't the

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52:38

How do you know if a bilingual child has a language...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2021/01/11

Transcript Potty-training, teething, learning to ride a bike: some children are quick to reach each of these milestones, whereas others are much slower. The differences between children can be huge, and such differences also exist when it comes language development. But how do you know when your child's progress in learning a language really is too slow? What should you do as a parent or teacher of a bilingual child, if you're worried about his or her language development in one of their two

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44:41

Books about bilingual children [Season 1, Special...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2020/12/14

Transcript Are you looking for a book about bilingual children to give to someone in the holidays? Or perhaps you just fancy a new book to read for yourself. Then this special episode of Kletsheads is definitely one for you! Because together with a panel of experts, we are reviewing three recently published books on raising bilingual (and trilingual) children. These are the books: And here our the members of our (all-women!) panel: Cécile De Cat is originally from

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46:55

How much language does a child need to hear to become...

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2020/11/13

Transcript Bilingual children grow up in many different circumstances. In some families each parent speaks his or her own native language with their child. So, for example, Mum speaks Italian and Dad English. This is what's generally known as the "one parent, one language" strategy. In other families, both parents speak the same language, for example Arabic, and the child only comes into contact with the language of the wider community at a childcare centre, in the playgroup or at school. Some

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35:13

How to plan for a bilingual child? [Season 1, Episode 1]

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2020/11/13

Transcript Are you or your partner pregnant, and do you speak a different language from each other? Then chances are there's not just a baby on the way, but a bilingual baby! At least that's what a lot of parents hope when they find themselves raising a child together with someone who has a different mother tongue. It’s not always clear though what exactly the best approach is in such a situation. Should you both continue to speak your own language, or are there other choices you could make that

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Introducing Kletsheads [English edition]

Kletsheads [English edition] ·

2020/10/22

Find out more about the new English-language edition of Kletsheads, the podcast about bilingual children for parents, teachers and speech language therapists.

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