Lingua Brasileira de Sinais : reflexões sobre a sua oficialização como instrumento de inclusão dos surdos / Brazilian Sign Language : reflections on the official as a tool for inclusion of deaf

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2009

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This work has as central theme the processes that turn the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) an official language, a legitimate form of expression and communication of deaf communities. The main documents that recognize the language (Law 10436/2002) and regulate the law (Decree 5626/2005) are presented and discussed. Among the several issues mentioned, problems related to the professionals involved in the implementation of projects in the regular schools (rede regular de ensino) such as the bilingual teacher, the translator/interpreter and the instructor of LIBRAS are highlighted. It is also discussed the proposal for bilingual education, establishing the Brazilian Sign language as the first language of instruction and the written Portuguese as the second language. The Decree also inserts LIBRAS as an obligatory discipline in graduate programs such as Speech Therapy, Education, Special Education and "Licenciaturas". These points are critically discussed in Chapter 2, considering the literature on the topic and reports given by professionals involved in the debate and the implementation of projects. In order to better understand how the social and ideological movements led to the recognition of sign languages and to the official documents, in the first chapter a brief history of education of the deaf people is given. The battle between the perspectives that defended oral training and the ones that argued in favor of the use of Sign languages still has effects on our society. Many of the prejudices are still present, due to ignorance about what deafness is and about the functioning of Sign languages. Some concepts of sociolinguistics, which are presented in the last chapter (Chapter 3), seek to clarify some myths about the theme, emphasizing that there is no scientific basis on which any statement is made regarding the languages of minority communities as primitive or inferior. LIBRAS - as any other language - is entirely appropriate and sufficient for communication between members of a community and it performs all the functions of natural languages, among which to mediate the full cognitive development. Similarly, it is necessary to discuss the concepts related to deafness outside the medical and biological environment, which conceives it as pathology, as an abnormal phenomenon. The differences constitute normality and we should seek for alternatives to effective inclusion of deaf people in all social sectors. The inclusive education still has a long way to go, given the large distance observed between the official documents and actual practices. The laws and decrees, however, force the discussions and actions in order to make the inclusion a fact

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bilinguism deafness brazilian language of signals surdez lingua de sinais brasileira bilinguismo

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