Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Educational Research 2333-4770 2 12B 2014 12 14 Incorporating Inquiry Investigation into Language Arts Curriculum 78 82 EN Irina Lazareva Far Eastern Federal University, Department of Regional and International Studies, Russia EDUCATION2014212B14 10.12691/education-2-12B-14 2014 09 29 2014 10 28 2014 12 14 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.