Piero Visconte, Ph.D. Candidate
IPA: [ˈpjɛ.ro visˈkon.te]
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Welcome! I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Iberian and Latin American Languages and Literature/Cultures at The University of Texas at Austin (expected 2026), specializing in sociolinguistic variation, heritage applied linguistics, Spanish & Portuguese in the U.S., and Spanish for the Professions.
I have been working on morphosyntactic and prosodic variation in contact varieties–mainly on Caribbean Spanish and its U.S. diaspora–with a focus on with a focus on how language intersects with migration, race, and identity.
In applied linguistics, my work bridges research and pedagogy. I teach Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian at UT–Austin, integrating heritage language perspectives, critical applied linguistics, and digital humanities. I am particularly committed to Spanish for the Professions, where I design materials and approaches that validate heritage varieties while preparing students for professional contexts such as healthcare, business, translation, and law.
Current Positions
Current Positions
Since 2025
Italian Instructor / CILS (‘Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language’) Examinator–America-Italy School (AIS), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Since 2024
Hispanic Sociolinguistics / Latin American Literatures and Culture Instructor–Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, Texas
Essay rater/grader for the ‘UT Spanish Exam–Writing Exercise’–Testing and Evaluation Services, The University of Texas at Austin
Since 2023
Associate Editor–Intersecciones Hispánicas Journal–Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Since 2022
Associate Researcher for Afro-Hispanic Language Atlas–Humboldt Foundation (PI: Dr. S. Sessarego)
Spanish for Healthcare Professionals Instructor–The School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin
Since 2020
Ph.D. Candidate in Iberian & Latin American Languages and Literatures / Cultures–Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The University of Texas at Austin
Assistant Instructor of Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian–Department of Spanish and Portuguese / Department of French and Italian, The University of Texas at Austin
Language Proficiency
Italian: native Spanish: near native, C2* French: intermediate, B1*
Salentino: native English: near native, C2* Catalan: beginner, A2*
Portuguese: near native, C2* Modern Greek: beginner, A2*
*Common European Framework of Reference
Language Certificates
2019 TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
2008 C2 D.E.L.E. (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera). Instituto Cervantes, Nicosia (Cyprus)
Modern Greek Diploma. The University of Cyprus, Nicosia (Cyprus)
Technological Proficiency
Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Statistical & Quantitative Analysis: R, GoldVarbX, Rbrul, SPSS, Python, ANOVA
Qualitative Research: NVivo, Qualtrics, Google Forms, When2Meet
Linguistic, Acoustic, Discourse Analysis: Praat , AntConc, WebCorp
Annotation, Transcription, Editing: Audacity, ELAN, TranscriberAG
Reference Management System: Zotero
Web-based learning management system: Canvas
Communication platforms: Zoom, Google Meets, Microsoft Teams
Cloud Storage: Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox
The University of Texas at Austin, Spanish and Portuguese Department (Benedict Hall)
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