Rationales and Research

LDP's work on various aspects of language learning and teaching aims to be evidence-based wherever possible. We also strive to be open about our sources and transparent about our decision-making. This collection brings together documents that lay out some of the rationales for our approaches to particular topics, such as phonics or vocabulary learning. The documents contain explanations, background information, as well as references to some of the research that informed our choices. 

• Example Schemes of Work Rationale, Scope, and Key Principles.pdf 

• Focusing on the verb lexicon: Why and how to teach a verb vocabulary.pdf

• Meaningful practice: definitions, rationale and principles.pdf

• Phonics: Part 1 - Research and Rationale (presentation with voiceover).pdf

• Phonics rationale_Summary rationale for teaching phonics.pdf

• Priming and implicit learning: A summary for foreign language teachers.docx

• Principles for teaching grammar in a foreign language.pdf

• Rationales for supporting writing production in a foreign language.pdf

• Some likely inefficiencies in pedagogical decision-making in limited exposure contexts.pdf

• Summaries of research related to meaningful practice.pdf

• Vocabulary lists: Rationales and Uses.pdf

• Vocabulary: Part 1 - Research and Rationale (presentation with voiceover)_Transcript .docx

• What determines the difficulty of grammar in a foreign language?.pdf

• Why teach the NCELP Key Stage 3 Languages Schemes of Work in your school?.pdf