John S Pirone
Biographic Data
| ID | 5434827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John S Pirone |
| GIVEN NAMES | John S |
| FAMILY NAME | Pirone |
| SIGNATURE | PIRONE J S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9057-2402 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Do I belong?
The American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) is a widely used assessment tool for academic and professional qualifications in ASL-related fields. In ASL education, most ASL educators are White and able-bodied: this study examines the ASLPI through the lenses of language ideologies, attitudes toward signed languages, and the notion of language boundaries as colonial constructs. Through thematic analysis of interviews with 10 deaf parti…
Breaking the Cycle of Language Deprivation
Framing ASL education
American Sign Language (ASL) education is experiencing significant growth and increased prominence in academic and public domains. ASL is now widely regarded as a valid option for fulfilling foreign language and general education requirements at postsecondary institutions across the US. This study builds on prior research by surveying 223 postsecondary ASL instructors to examine their perspectives on the current state of ASL education and assess …
The landscape of American Sign Language education
Although American Sign Language (ASL) education for second language (L2) or additional language (Ln) learners in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past four decades, not much is understood about the field. The scholarship of ASL education is relatively new, and little is known of the perspectives of ASL professionals in ASL education. This qualitative study included focus group discussions with 13 ASL professionals who have w…
American sign language level 1 assessment
American Sign Language (ASL) education is a relatively new field. Thus, further research is necessary, especially regarding developing assessment tools. The goal of this study was to determine the types of assessment tools ASL level 1 teachers use in the classroom and how those teachers measure students' language progression. This study is critical because no standard ASL level 1 assessment tool measures students' skill levels to advance to the n…
The landscape of American Sign Language education
Although American Sign Language (ASL) education for second language (L2) or additional language (Ln) learners in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past four decades, not much is understood about the field. The scholarship of ASL education is relatively new, and little is known of the perspectives of ASL professionals in ASL education. This qualitative study included focus group discussions with 13 ASL professionals who have w…
American sign language level 1 assessment
American Sign Language (ASL) education is a relatively new field. Thus, further research is necessary, especially regarding developing assessment tools. The goal of this study was to determine the types of assessment tools ASL level 1 teachers use in the classroom and how those teachers measure students' language progression. This study is critical because no standard ASL level 1 assessment tool measures students' skill levels to advance to the n…
The landscape of American Sign Language education
Although American Sign Language (ASL) education for second language (L2) or additional language (Ln) learners in postsecondary education has increased rapidly over the past four decades, not much is understood about the field. The scholarship of ASL education is relatively new, and little is known of the perspectives of ASL professionals in ASL education. This qualitative study included focus group discussions with 13 ASL professionals who have w…
American sign language level 1 assessment
American Sign Language (ASL) education is a relatively new field. Thus, further research is necessary, especially regarding developing assessment tools. The goal of this study was to determine the types of assessment tools ASL level 1 teachers use in the classroom and how those teachers measure students' language progression. This study is critical because no standard ASL level 1 assessment tool measures students' skill levels to advance to the n…
Framing ASL education
American Sign Language (ASL) education is experiencing significant growth and increased prominence in academic and public domains. ASL is now widely regarded as a valid option for fulfilling foreign language and general education requirements at postsecondary institutions across the US. This study builds on prior research by surveying 223 postsecondary ASL instructors to examine their perspectives on the current state of ASL education and assess …
Do I belong?
The American Sign Language Proficiency Interview (ASLPI) is a widely used assessment tool for academic and professional qualifications in ASL-related fields. In ASL education, most ASL educators are White and able-bodied: this study examines the ASLPI through the lenses of language ideologies, attitudes toward signed languages, and the notion of language boundaries as colonial constructs. Through thematic analysis of interviews with 10 deaf parti…
Breaking the Cycle of Language Deprivation
American Sign Language (4 works) · Hearing Impairment and Communication (4 works) · Hand Gesture Recognition Systems (3 works) · Higher education (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sign language (3 works) · Subtitles and Audiovisual Media (3 works) · Language assessment (2 works)