John Pirone

This class was one of my favorites! The professor is from UVM and so sweet. We had in person classes only a few times throughout the entire j-term but a lot of it was zooms or online work that was auto-graded. The homework isn't necessarily hard but there is a lot of it for sure. It was super interesting to learn and recommend to anyone considering!

John was a super kind professor and very enthusiastic about teaching us not only ASL, but also about Deaf culture in general. The course is not difficult if you put in effort, and I think it is important to take the language and class seriously. There were some in-person classes all in ASL (no speaking), which was really fun and many asynchronous or zoom classes. It's definitely worthwhile and I wish there ASL was taught in the normal school year. Homework and tests were to record yourself signing on your own time and submitting for feedback, and there was not much being tested on the spot which made it very low stress.

John was a super kind professor and very enthusiastic about teaching us not only ASL, but also about Deaf culture in general. The course is not difficult if you put in effort, and I think it is important to take the language and class seriously. There were some in-person classes all in ASL (no speaking), which was really fun and many …Read more

Prof. Pirone teaches only in ASL, so it is a very immersive learning environment that helps you more quickly pick up content. There are a lot of exams that you video record on your own, as well as live exams where you meet with Prof. Pirone via Zoom and showcase your abilities to form sentences and ask/answer questions in ASL. There is a lot of vocabulary so you have to do a lot of prep work outside of class!

Prof. Pirone teaches only in ASL, so it is a very immersive learning environment that helps you more quickly pick up content. There are a lot of exams that you video record on your own, as well as live exams where you meet with Prof. Pirone via Zoom and showcase your abilities to form sentences and ask/answer questions in ASL. There …Read more