Inclusão de alunos surdos na educação profissional e tecnológica: a comunicação em Libras entre discentes ouvintes e discentes surdos do ensino médio integrado do IFAM/CMC

Abstract

This master's research arose during my experience as a professor in the teacher training programs at the Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology of Amazonas (IFAM), Manaus Centro Campus (CMC), when I encountered the inclusion of deaf students regarding the communication that occurred between deaf students and hearing students at the school. This experience was further shaped by the doubts and concerns expressed by fellow educators and also by integrated high school teachers. Thus, the objective of this investigation was to understand how communication in Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) occurs between hearing students and deaf students in the integrated high school at IFAM CMC. The research is structured into three chapters with the following sections: Chapter 1. Special education and the inclusion of people with disabilities, which contains three subsections: 2.1 - Legal foundations for the inclusion of people with disabilities; 2.2 - Paradigms for the inclusion of people with disabilities; and 2.3 - The inclusion of students with disabilities in the school environment. Chapter 2. Specific education for deaf students in professional and technological education, divided into three subsections: 3.1 - Legal foundations concerning Brazilian Sign Language (Libras); 3.2 - Communicational aspects of Libras; and 3.3 - Myths and curiosities about Libras. Chapter 3. The use of assistive technology for the deaf, including subsection 4.1 - Applications or tools for translation and interpretation to facilitate communication, which unfolds into seven tertiary sections: 4.1.1 – Hand Talk; 4.1.2 – Primeira Mão; 4.1.3 – Instant transcription; 4.1.4 – AVA: valuing communication; 4.1.5 – V Libras; 4.1.6 – Communication Mediation Center (CIC); and 4.1.7 – The ICOM. To achieve this, we chose to conduct a qualitative study through a case study at the Federal Institute of Amazonas, Manaus Centro Campus (IFAM CMC). The target population for this investigation will be the deaf students of the integrated high school, their teachers, educators, and Libras interpreters. The data collection instruments we will use include interviews, observation, questionnaires, and field diaries. For data analysis, we will use Discursive Textual Analysis (ATD). The outcome of this research will be an Educational Product - a Manual of Communication in Libras: Eyes that see, hands that speak. The proposal is to present to the school community of the regular education system a Libras manual with basic notions and tips on how to communicate with deaf students, aiming to facilitate communication among hearing students, deaf students, teachers of deaf students, and educators who maintain contact with everyone. Additionally, it will serve as support to facilitate the school inclusion of deaf students, as the Educational Product can be utilized in various sectors of the institution, contributing to basic communicational accessibility between the personnel in the sector and the deaf student.