Abstract

STREIECHEN, Eliziane Manosso; KRAUSE-LEMKE, Cibele  and  CRUZ, Gilmar de Carvalho. Analysis of the schooling path of a high ability student in a multilingual family context: a case study. Rev. Bras. Educ. [online]. 2020, vol.25, e250057.  Epub Nov 25, 2020. ISSN 1809-449X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-24782020250057.

This article analyses the schooling path of a highly-skilled/gifted student, son of a deaf mother, inserted in a multilingual family context. This longitudinal ethnographic research started when the subject was five years old and continued until he turned fourteen. Initially, we analyzed the multilingual family context in which the subject is immersed in order to identify his first language (L1). Thereafter, we focused on his school path, aiming at identifying the reasons that led him to present numerous challenges in his schooling. The two research stages reveal, firstly, that Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) and Portuguese are the subject’s L1; secondly, that the existence of a multilingual family context generated conflicts in the development of his writing process, given that his high skills and giftedness were not considered in the school intervention, leading the subject to develop total disinterest in his studies.

Keywords : high skills; giftedness; hearing children; deaf parents; inclusion; Brazilian sign language; ethnographic research.

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