EDUC 734 - Understanding Research in Language, Literacy & Culture

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  • Index to journal articles and other scholarly literature on literature, literary theory and criticism, linguistics, folklore, and (since 1996) and film (since the 1920’s). Appreciable coverage of European journals.
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