Internet e prática de escrita e leitura para alunos (as) surdos (as) na educação profissional e tecnológica

Abstract

This research, entitled “Internet and the practice of writing and reading for deaf students in Professional and Technological Education”, is centered on the Research Line of “Educational Practices in EPT” and within the Macroproject “Inclusion and diversity in formal and non-formal teaching spaces at EPT”. In discussions about the education of the deaf, linguistic action is considered a very important and essential element for learning the languages of Libras and Portuguese. Bearing in mind that many deaf students arrive at school with a communication built on interaction with the family, the reading and writing difficulties presented by them are not an unimportant concern. In this sense, the research problem is: what are the possible difficulties in reading and writing texts in Portuguese, faced by deaf students in Vocational and Technological Education (EPT)? Considering the internet as a widely disseminated resource in the deaf community, it also presents: how could Portuguese language teachers incorporate the use of the internet in their classes, based on bilingual methodologies, in a way to contribute to overcoming difficulties encountered by deaf students in the appropriation of reading and writing, valuing their cultural and linguistic differences? In view of this, the objective of this research was to analyze the difficulties related to the fundamental language skills of deaf students and to explore the use of the internet as a resource that enhances teaching-learning during moments of reading and writing in Portuguese in a space formal Professional and Technological Education (EPT). For this, the method of field study and action research was applied with the application of the technique for data collection in the form of questionnaires, organized as electronic forms and forwarded remotely. The research participants were the Portuguese Language teachers working in Integrated High School on the Teresina Central and Teresina Zona Sul campuses of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piauí (IFPI) and deaf students. of Integrated High School on the same campuses of this institution. As a result, we highlight the fact that teachers, although well qualified, do not have knowledge about Libras, which translates into other difficulties exposed in the Portuguese language teaching process. Therefore, as an educational product, a guide was developed and applied, with didactic sequences, presenting educational resources already available on the internet for the development of writing and reading skills in Portuguese with deaf students. From this research, it was evident that the guide with didactic sequences, exploring resources adapted to deaf students in Portuguese language classrooms, enables Portuguese language teachers to develop and expand their methodologies, since they can use it in a dynamic and innovative way in the classroom, contributing to the promotion of teaching and learning. As for deaf students, the material produced is presented as an instrument that helps in carrying out actions related to textual production, reading and writing texts in Portuguese, making use of the internet, enabling access to information and access to knowledge in the formal space of the EPT.