Faculty Profile for Dr. Andrea Golato

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Dr. Andrea Golato
Dean, Graduate College — The Graduate College
Professor — Dept of World Languages & Literatures
JCK 280
phone: (512) 245-2815
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 Dr. Andrea Golato became dean of The Graduate College at Texas State University in July of 2013. She holds the equivalent of a master's degree in translation studies with a specialization in economics from the Johannes-Gutenberg-University Mainz at Germersheim, Germany. She earned her Ph.D. in German applied linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to joining Texas State University, she held faculty appointments at the University of Oregon, Utah State University, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she was also one of the associate deans of The Graduate College.

Teaching Interests

 Although currently not teaching, Dr. Golato's teaching interests lie in Conversation Analysis, Pragmatics, Intercultural Communication, and Business German.

Research Interests

 Dr. Golato’s research falls within the methodological framework of conversation analysis. Specifically, she investigates the connection between grammar and interaction on the one hand, and language use in different cultures on the other. She is currently involved in three major research projects, one on response tokens, another on repeats in interaction, and the third on the acquisition of pragmatics.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Golato, A., Betz, E., Taleghani-Nikazm, C., & Drake, V. (2024). Verbal and Bodily practices for addressing trouble associated with embodied moves in game play. In New Perspectives in Interactional Linguistic Research (pp. 185–216). Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins.
  • Golato, P. S., & Golato, A. (2024). When you may say so yourself: The form and function of assessments in a French cooking show. Gesprächsforschung - Online-Zeitschrift Zur Verbalen Interaktion, 25, 100–129. Retrieved from http://www.gespraechsforschung-online.de/fileadmin/dateien/heft2024/ga-golato.pdf
  • Golato, P. S., & Golato, A. (2018). The real-time processing of pragmatics: An experimental psychological-conversation analytic study of obwohl clauses in spoken German. Journal of Pragmatics, 132, 21–32. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2018.05.006
  • Betz, E., Taleghani-Nikazm, C., Drake, V., & Golato, A. (n.d.). German in interaction. In J. Bousquette & S. Pickl (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the German Language. Oxford University Press: Oxford.
  • Golato, A., & Golato, P. S. (n.d.). The interjection hopla in French and German. Languages, (Special issue: Exploring Pragmatics in Contemporary Cross-Cultural Contexts). Retrieved from https://www.mdpi.com/journal/languages/special_issues/X8M1CL7KKN

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Beta Gamma Sigma Recognition. 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Member of Alpha Chi Honor Society. 2014
  • Award / Honor Recipient: List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 1999 - 2013
  • Award / Honor Recipient: List of Teachers Ranked Outstanding by Their Students, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2008 - 2009
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 2005

Selected Grants

  • Golato, Andrea (Co-Principal), Lubienski, Sarah (Principal). Financial Literacy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Council of Graduate Schools, Institutional (Higher Ed), $40000. (Funded: 2013). Grant.
  • Taleghani-Nikazm, Carmen (Co-Principal), Golato, Andrea (Co-Principal). Research Enhancement Grant, Ohio State University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $4500. (Funded: 2011). Grant.
  • Golato, Andrea. Provost's Initiative on Teaching Advancement, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institutional (Higher Ed), $7500. (Funded: 2010). Grant.
  • Golato, Andrea. CIBER & EU Center Course Development Award, CIBER, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institutional (Higher Ed), $7500. (Funded: 2009). Grant.
  • Golato, Andrea. CIBER Conference Travel Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Institutional (Higher Ed). (Funded: 2009). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Secretary
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
2018-Present
Vice Chair
Graduate Education Advisory Board (THECB)
2018-Present
Member
Executive Committe, Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
2017-Present
Member
Graduate Education Advisory Board (THECB)
2016-Present
Editorial Board Member
Research on Language and Social Interaction
2015-Present