American Sign Language I In this course students will be introduced to American Sign Language (ASL). This course is intended for students who have little or no previous knowledge of ASL. Students will have an opportunity to learn social functions with respect to introducing themselves, exchanging personal information, describing simple narratives, and they will develop beginning conversational skills based on ASL vocabulary and grammatical rules. The fundamentals of the Deaf Culture will be examined through classroom demonstration and readings.

John Pirone

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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! 

Professor Pirone was a very kind teacher and was passionate about teaching ASL. I was able to learn a significant amount in only a month and believe that the class was very interesting and valuable. .