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Claudia Gotea Senior Professorial Lecturer World Languages and Cultures

Additional Positions at AU
French Program, Associate Director
Degrees
PhD, MA, French Literature, Penn State University

DEA, Etudes de Litt茅rature Fran莽aise, Universit茅 Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France <br/> BA, English & French Languages and Literatures, Universitatea Transilvania, Romania

Bio
Dr. Gotea was born and raised in Brasov, Romania where she earned her BA degree specializing in Eugene Ionesco's theater of the absurd. Right after earning her degree, she went to Penn State to pursue her master鈥檚 and PhD degrees. During her master鈥檚 program she spent a year in Strasbourg, France, teaching English and pursuing a DEA degree. In order to advance her doctoral research, she did extensive library and archival research in Montpellier, Paris, and Brussels. Dr. Gotea earned her PhD with a thesis titled "Cocteau entre deux guerres : Le Potomak, Les Eug猫nes de la guerre et La Fin du Potomak." After receiving her PhD, Dr. Gotea worked for a year at 国产小呦女. After a hiatus from teaching to raise a family, in 2016 she returned to 国产小呦女 where she is now.
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • FREN-322 Advanced French I

  • FREN-433 French Topics: Paris/Sociopolitical Dissent

Spring 2025

  • FREN-122 French, Elementary I

  • FREN-122 French, Elementary I

  • FREN-323 Advanced French II