Inquiry Through Dialogue in Teaching Oracy
Listen to teacher leaders share how Inquiry through Dialogue shapes student learning and how it can be used in your 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, we feature James Koh, Master Teacher and Stephanie Hua, Head of Department. They are Teacher Leaders who are deeply interested in the practice of ItD in their classrooms. James and Stephanie speak with Tay May Yin, Principal Master Teacher about why they value ItD, how they enact ItD in their lessons, and the impact ItD has on their students’ learning.
Further reading on classroom dialogue and dialogic pedagogy
Topic | Further Reading |
Classroom dialogue | Howe, C., & Abedin, M. (2013). Classroom dialogue: A systematic review across four decades of research. Cambridge Journal of Education, 43(3), 325–356. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764x.2013.786024 (opens in new tab) |
Dialogic pedagogy | Teo, P. (2019). Teaching for the 21st century: A case for dialogic pedagogy. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 21, 170–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2019.03.009 (opens in new tab) |