A disciplina de Libras no ensino superior: reflexões para a formação de professores.

Abstract

This dissertation has the format of published scientific articles and has the title The Libras subject in higher education: reflections for teacher training, which deals with the theme of the implementation of the Libras subject in the curricula of undergraduate courses. The general objective is to map the offer of the subject Libras course at the Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), with a focus on undergraduate courses and to analyze the proposals with regard to the workload and schedule, relating them to the studies and research already carried out. Carried out on the theme in Brazil, especially in its contribution to the teaching of Libras. Thus, it is intended to answer the following questions: How is the Libras subject offering in the undergraduate courses at UFRA and its implementation? What are the characteristics of the offer with regard to the proposed hourly load and schedule? What is the characteristic of studies and research in theses and dissertations already carried out, which deal with the offer of the Libras subject in Brazil? The authors that support the research are Gesser (2012), Quadros (2015) and Lodi (2015). For this purpose, the research is developed through qualitative research, being documentary and bibliographic, focusing on the literature review of theses and dissertations available in the Capes catalog, in order to understand how the Libras subject contributes to the formation of the teacher in initial training, especially for the education of the deaf. For the methodological development, UFRA institutional website and the pedagogical projects of the courses that offer the Libras subject in its curricular plan are also used, focusing on the analysis of the menus and workload that each course offers, as well as the references described. It is concluded that there is a significant number of works on the theme developed in Brazil in master’s and doctoral courses; and, at UFRA, we identified that the Libras subject offer is mandatory and with an extended workload in relation to the bachelor's degrees at the same institution, which offer the subject in an elective way and with a lower workload. However, it shows that there is no significant variation in the contents of the menus between courses and may be disregarding the specifics of each one.