Inquiry Through Dialogue – Building a Culture of Learning Through Talk in English Language Classroom

Listen to Master Teacher William Grosse explain how Inquiry Through Dialogue can shape learning and build a positive classroom culture in English Language lessons.

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, Master Teacher William Grosse shares his thoughts on how Inquiry Through Dialogue shapes learning in the classroom and can create a positive classroom culture for learning.

Further reading on Inquiry Through Dialogue by topic

Topic	Further Reading
Related Singapore Teaching Practice (STP) Pedagogical Practice	Engagement Through Collaboration and Interactivity Click to access on OPAL (opens in new tab)
Dialogic Teaching	Alexander, R. (2017). Towards dialogic teaching: Rethinking classroom talk. (5th edition). Cambridge: Dialogos.
Dialogic Inquiry	Wells, G. (2000). Dialogic inquiry in education: Building on the legacy of Vygotsky. In C.D. Lee and P. Smagorinsky (Eds.) Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research (pp. 51-85). New York: Cambridge University Press.
Exploratory Talk	Mercer, N., & Dawes, L. (2008). The value of exploratory talk. In N. Mercer & S. Hodgkinson (Eds.), Exploring talk in school. London: Sage.
Talk in the Classroom	Click to listen to this 40 minute podcast (opens in new tab) on 'Talk in the Classroom' with Professor Neil Mercer. Mercer has dedicated his career to looking at the power of teacher and student talk in schools and he discusses the research on both in thispodcast. He is certain teachers need to be both excellent talkers and spend time talking in lessons.

Episode published 1 Aug 2020.