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Dr. Alan Lareau
Professor of German - Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures - UW Oshkosh
OFFICE: Radford Hall 314
Tel. (920) 424-4015
On Sabbatical, Spring semester 2011
Office hours by appointment
Upcoming Courses (2012-13)
FALL 2012
German 204: Intermediate German Structure and Expression II
MWF 11:30-12:30
Text: Kaleidoskop 8E
This is a three-credit course which continues structural review but adds
emphasis on reading and discussion of selected works of current
interest. Will count toward fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts language
requirement. Prerequisite: German 203 or Placement Test.
German 301: Intermediate Conversation and Composition I
MWF 9:10-10:10
Text: Anders gedacht 2E
This is a three-credit course which focuses on development of written
and oral facility using materials in German civilization. Prerequisite:
German 204 or Placement Test.
German 312: Advanced German Grammar
MWF 12:40-1:40
Text: Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik 5E
SPRING 2013
German 204: Intermediate German and Expression II
Sec A MWF 11:30-12:30
Sec B MWF 12:40-1:40
See course description above.
Syllabi and course materials are available on D2L
German 325: German Mass Media and Current Events
MWF 9:10-10:10

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Background Information
Education
PhD in German, University of Wisconsin Madison, 1990
MA in German, Middlebury College/Middlebury Language Schools, 1982
BA in German, Bates College, 1980
Courses Taught include
German 110-111-203-204-207-208
German 301/304: Advanced Conversation and Composition
German 308: Introduction to German Literature
German 312: Advanced Grammar
German 325: German Culture Through Mass Media
Research and Teaching Interests
- 19th and 20th century German literature and culture
- German-language cinema
- Cabaret and satire
- Mass media and popular culture
- Early 20th century entertainment
- Weimar Republic

Frederick Hollander (Friedrich Hollaender) and Marlene Dietrich
in Billy Wilder's film A Foreign Affair (1948)
Contact Information
Dr. Alan Lareau
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Radford Hall 314
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Boulevard
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Tel. (office) (920) 424-4015
Fax (920) 424-7289
e-mail: lareau@uwosh.edu
