Percepção da escrita de sinais por estudantes surdos participantes do cas – Mossoró /RN

Abstract

As in Portuguese Language, Libras is not a language that lacks written model. However, many sign language speakers use the written form of the oral language of their region, devaluing their natural language and having a meaningless translation, once in this process there is always a loss of meaning. To make a perfect sign language recording, one can use digital media, such as videos. However, there is another less widespread form of registration, which is the writings formed by proper symbols that refer to specific signs, such as SignWriting. Thinking about how much a language is benefited with its written modality, and noting that few deaf people in RN know the SignWriting, it was decided to research a group of deaf people who attend the CAS – Mossoró / RN in order to understand their acceptance and use of SignWriting, their perception of its importance and their desire to study it. The research was qualitative and quantitative, and happened with some students of the referred educational institution, applying a previous test and a later perception test, interspersed with a two-week-class on the subject of the research. From the analysis of the tests, it was noticed that all of the students understood the importance of using the written mode in their First Language as a way of perpetuating the language through faithful records of their culture. It is noteworthy that they all related SignWriting to improve communication and learning, appreciating the Sign Language, and showing interest in continuing the study. Unfortunately, there is no formal occasion in which this content can be transmitted to the deaf community, occurring informally among peers. It is urgent and necessary to begin producing literature materials in their various textual types in SignWriting, so that there will be consultation material and thus a source of contact and research for the deaf and for the teachers. Only with constant contact with the written modality one can take ownership of it, and it is only with this appropriation that it is possible to keep records that are independent of technological media for future research. Thus, it is understood that it is useful and important to teach the SignWriting from the beginning of the schooling of the deaf people, valuing the deaf culture and, consequently, the Libras.