PERSPECTIVES FOR THE TEACHING OF WRITNG TO DEAF STUDENTS USERS OF LIBRAS

Authors

  • Tânia dos Santos Alvarez da Silva UEM Author
  • Maria Augusta Bolsanello UFPR Author
  • Marieuza Endrissi Sander Núcleo Regional de Educação de Maringá Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/tpe.v14i3.18474

Keywords:

Deafness, Writing, Libras, Bilingual education, Written signs

Abstract

This paper presents a discussion on the challenge of the appropriation of writing of deaf student users of Brazilian Sign Language  – LIBRAS. The advent of bilingual education proposal boosted the academic performance of deaf individuals in Brazil, however a significant portion of deaf people users of Librasshow serious difficulties in reading and writing, even at the end of basic and higher education. In the search for the best solution for this problem, some authors, based on cognitive neuropsychology, propose the adoption of a fully bilingualism, to ensure the deaf the acquisition of sign writing, internationally known as signwriting system, as their first written language. Despite recognition of the advantages of this new domain system written by the deaf, it is considered appropriate that the teaching of writing in Portuguese is a goal to be achieved in the field of deafness

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Author Biographies

  • Tânia dos Santos Alvarez da Silva, UEM
    Possui graduação em Pedagogia pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1987), Especialização em Educação de surdos pelo (CESULON) Centro de Estudos Superiores de Londrina (1990), Mestrado em Educação pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (1994), Doutorado em Educação pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (2008). É professora adjunta da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Educação, com ênfase em Educação Infantil e Educação Especial.
  • Maria Augusta Bolsanello, UFPR
    Professora da Universidade Federal do Paraná.
  • Marieuza Endrissi Sander, Núcleo Regional de Educação de Maringá
    Pedagoga da Equipe de Educação Especial e Inclusão Educacional do Núcleo Regional de Educação de Maringá

Published

2012-08-31

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How to Cite

PERSPECTIVES FOR THE TEACHING OF WRITNG TO DEAF STUDENTS USERS OF LIBRAS. (2012). Teoria E Prática Da Educação, 14(3), 35-41. https://doi.org/10.4025/tpe.v14i3.18474