Política linguística da Libras no Tocantins: diálogos contemporâneos

Abstract

Linguistic policies related to the implementation of the teaching of Libras – from the perspective of bilingual education – in basic education schools, has become a constant, contributing to the promotion of unique debates for the deaf community. Therefore, this study aims to provide an analysis about the language policies of Libras in contemporary dialogues, based on studies produced in the Graduate Program in Letters, at the Federal University of Tocantins - Porto Nacional Campus. Therefore, this research is anchored in the content analysis methodology in conjunction with the qualitative and quantitative approach, since it analyzes a set of academic productions published in the institutional repository of UFT and brings a case related to the implementation of the subject of Libras in municipal schools , in the 4th and 5th grades of the initial years of elementary school. In the theoretical framework, the following theories are used: deaf culture (PERLIM; REIS, 2012; MARTINS, 2012; HARRISON, 2021); Brazilian Education (SAVIANI, 2013); Politics (SAVIANI, 2013); Language policies (OLIVEIRA, 2007); deaf studies (PERLIM; REIS, 2012; SOUZA; GOES, 2017; MARTINS, 2012; HARRISON, 2021; DINIZ, 2012). Therefore, the dissemination of research and critical theoretical framework in the area of deaf studies, become the driving force behind the constitution of Libras in school, academic and social spaces to work on the implementation of bilingual education.