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Word: microlog (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1976-1976
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...immediately taught to engage in very short conversations about events such as going to a train station. The professor then moves rapidly around the class, bending down close to one student, whirling and pointing to another as he fires questions. Or, after a student memorizes a Rassias-written "microlog," a one-minute monologue that explains how to do something, like make a crêpe, the professor quickly asks: "What are the ingredients? How long does it cook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Dynamiting Language | 8/16/1976 | See Source »

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