O ensino de língua portuguesa e língua de sinais para surdos no atendimento educacional especializado.

Abstract

The study seeks to reflect on language teaching for the deaf in specialized educational services with a focus on pedagogical mediation. As for the theoretical-methodological framework, there was a bibliographical review of the study theme, namely, the texts that elucidate on mediation as the social process that reflects and collaborates for the maturation of higher mental processes, and also studies on language teaching for the deaf in Specialized Educational Assistance. We are guided for studies by Vygostsky with regard to the education of the deaf, the works of Godoi, Vera and Daxemberg, guided our discussions. We seek to establish some reflections on the schooling process of deaf students, specifically language teaching in the context of Specialized Educational Assistance, namely Portuguese and Brazilian Sign Language. Finally, we turn our attention to pedagogical mediation, in the educational process of the deaf student and the influence of Vygotsky's theories in teaching practice. As a result of the research, we understand that the Vygotskian theory brought significant contributions to the education of the deaf, since it criticizes the imposition of the oralist methodology for these students, in addition to recognizing Sign Language as a form of communication for the deaf.