TELELIBRAS: ferramenta de ancoragem dos parâmetros formacionais da Libras para alunos de licenciaturas

Abstract

It is essential to know the parameters of sign languages for good signaling, for this reason the theme is recurrently mentioned in the curricular menus of the Libras discipline, mandatory in Licentiate courses in all Brazilian Universities. Occurs that not all students who have an initial contact with the subject can develop the correct signaling of the signs, mostly because they do not understand the attributes of the Libras Parameters. In this case, there is a need for cognitive reinforcement that help them to organize their learning in a meaningful way. This is the objective of TeleLibras, to be an anchoring tool for meaningful learning of the training parameters of Libras for undergraduate students. The process takes through a digital platform, with audiovisual materials and activities for students with the contents of the Libras Parameters. Designed to achieve the premise of contemporary education, TeleLibras is based on the postulates of the Theory of Meaningful Learning by David Paul Ausubel (1968), which establishes the concept of anchoring as a phenomenon in which new information is anchored to information that already exists in the learner's cognitive structure, generating a totally new concept, or, expanded on something already known. The scientific studies that supported the theoretical contribution of this work are authored by Soares (2014), Stokoe (1960), Karnopp (2008), Choi et al (2011), Benassi, Duarte, Padilha (2012) and Ausubel (1968) . The research methodology was through the qualitative approach of the documentary and applied type. The technique of applying a semi-structured questionnaire was used. The participants of the applied research were students of the Degree in Chemistry at UFPA, who had finished the course Libras as a curricular component. The final validation was carried out by 5 Libras teachers from public and private universities. The result showed that TeleLibras is an important tool for the teaching and meaningful learning process, and can be used by teachers and students as support and anchoring of the parameter content of Libras.