Feature Films as a Teaching Tool

College Teaching

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 141-146

  Bluestone, Cheryl ^a  

^a QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 30144436712     PISSN: 87567555     EISSN: 19308299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87567550009595832     Document Type: Article

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