Incorporating Inquiry Investigation into Language Arts Curriculum

Irina Lazareva^1,

¹Far Eastern Federal University, Department of Regional and International Studies, Russia

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Irina Lazareva. Incorporating Inquiry Investigation into Language Arts Curriculum. American Journal of Educational Research. 2014; 2(12B):78-82. doi: 10.12691/education-2-12B-14

Abstract

The article includes methodological and practical applications for improving Foreign Language students’ performance through incorporating inquiry investigation. The key to high-quality performance is found in systematicity and systematization of interrogative practice included in the mini-course on elementary research skills building. Question-and-answer method is presented from the vantage point of learner-centered approach promoting assistance in moving through the stages of disciplined inquiry, nurturing research competence and the culture of learning the World.

Keywords:
disciplined inquiry research competence high-grade questions Content-based guided inquiry learning

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