O conhecimento além do som: um olhar sobre as concepções metodológicas dos docentes no ensino de ciências para crianças surdas em Cuité-PB.

Abstract

The Brazilian Language of Signals (LIBRAS) is the main means of communication of the deaf person, their knowledge by the teacher and student is indispensable for communication, teaching and learning. The purpose of this study is to investigate the conceptions and methodologies of science teachers, their difficulties and their relevance of this language in municipal and state schools of Cuité-PB, since the lack of study and knowledge about Brazilian language of signals can affect in the development of classes. The present research is characterized as an exploratory, mixed approach study. From the obtained data, the analyzes of the answers were made inspired by the strategies of content analysis of Bardin (1997). For data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire was used with Elementary School teachers from the municipal and states schools of the city of the Cuité-PB. The target audience for the survery were ten sciences teachers discipline. The results show the lack of knowledge of LIBRAS by the teachers interviewed, it was possible to verify that this language is not approached by the teachers, and that the knowledge mediated to the deaf students is done is a shallow way, evidencing the need for the teachers to have a continuous education for the best professional improvement, thus promoting the inclusion of the deaf student in a positive way during the classes.