eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2333-4770 2014-12-14 2 12B 78 82 10.12691/education-2-12B-14 EDUCATION2014212B14 article Irina Lazareva lazar_irina@mail.ru 1 Far Eastern Federal University, Department of Regional and International Studies, Russia 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. http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/2/12B/14/education-2-12B-14.pdf disciplined inquiry research competence high-grade questions Content-based guided inquiry learning