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Inquiry Through Dialogue in English Language Teaching and Learning

Listen to Principal Master Teacher Tay May Yin explain how Inquiry Through Dialogue supports English Language learning in the classroom.

Last updated 9 September 2026
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The podcast episodes in the area of Inquiry Through Dialogue (ITD) offer a range of perspectives on why ITD is important for student learning, what ITD looks like in enactment and how it can be enacted in classrooms.

In this episode, Principal Master Teacher Tay May Yin gives an overview of ITD in the context of teaching and learning English Language.

To read the ‘Monograph on 50 Years of Developments in English Language Teaching and Learning in Singapore’ mentioned in this episode, please visit this page.

Further Reading on Exploratory Talk

Mercer, N., & Dawes, L. (2008). The value of exploratory talk. In N. Mercer & S. Hodgkinson (Eds.), Exploring talk in school. London: SAGE Publications.


Episode published 3 Nov 2021.