Abstract

ALENCAR, Aurélio da Silva; BRUNO, Marilda Moraes Garcia  and  SOUZA, Ilma Regina Castro Saramago de. Deaf students and challenges of the special educational service for Brazilian sign language (Libras) acquisition at municipal schools in Dourados, MS. Sér.-Estud. [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.48, pp.241-254. ISSN 2318-1982.  https://doi.org/10.20435/serie-estudos.v23i48.1069.

The acquisition of language and Libras by the deaf student in the initial years of Elementary School is still little studied in the academic world. This article aims to discuss the challenges of special educational service for the Sign Language acquisition for deaf students enrolled at municipal schools in the city of Dourados, MS, Brazil. The study is based upon the perspective of Deaf Studies and Bronfenbrenner´s Ecological Theory of Development Human. The methodologies used were: document analysis, classroom observation, interviews with deaf teachers and sign language interpreters. Results showed that deaf students come to school with no command for any communication. Low attendance to Special Educational Service (AEE). It can be concluded sign language interpreters have a double function, because they not only interpret the classes but also teach deaf students, since students do not attend the Multifunction Resources Rooms (SRMs) and learn Sign Language by having the sign interpreters in the classroom.

Keywords : Brazilian sign language acquisition (Libras); deafness; special educational service.

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