O ENSINO DA LÍNGUA BRASILEIRA DE SINAIS (LIBRAS) NO CURSO DE LICENCIATURA EM CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS DA UFPB: UMA ANÁLISE DA IMPORTÂNCIA DA DISCIPLINA NA FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE

Abstract

The social importance of this research is given by the possibility of graduating students have knowledge about the recognition of the rights of the deaf population and the principles that underpin the inclusion of the Brazilian population, especially after a decade of recognition of Brazilian Sign Language (Libras), by Law 10.436 of April 22, 2002, regulated by Decree 5.626 of December 22, 2005.This decree, when regulated this law, determined the mandatory of the discipline of LIBRAS in teacher training courses and speech therapy.Thus, this study aimed to analyze the contributions of the teaching of LIBRAS in the initial teacher education in the Graduation course of Biological Sciences at the Federal University of Paraíba, Campus II. The theoretical basement is in accordance with Honora; Frizanco (2009), Silva (2009), Couto; Rúbio (2014) among others. Data were collected through a semi structured questionnaire consisting of 15 questions to 40 students in course and graduates; so defined:20 students which have studied the compulsory subject of LIBRAS, but are still finishing the graduation; and 20 students who have completed the course. Data were organized by study’s themes and distributed as follows: Learners’ view on the acquisition of LIBRAS from the Discipline’s Contents; Perception of Students about the didacticism used by the Discipline’s Teacher; Knowledge of Students about the Positive and Negative Points, as well as the Update of Teachers; Availability of Service to Students Outside the Classroom and Requirement with the Contents.From the data it can be concluded that the graduates have difficulties in the learning of LIBRAS, in which the main point is the performance of facial and body expressions; most of them did not know LIBRAS before they have taken the course, but they point to the importance of it in their education. Another aspect evaluated by the research was the didactic action of teachers of LIBRAS, which all graduates indicated they enjoyed the didactic used, highlighting videos as excellent teaching resource.It is worth mentioning that the teaching of LIBRAS in formation of teachers is extremely important because it contributes in the possibility of inclusive actions in basic schools, facilitating learning and the communicability between the subjects of the learning process: teachers, administrators, listener students and not listener students.