SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING EXPERIENCES IN CHILEAN DEAF EDUCATION: An Unofficial Curriculum
In Chile, there is not yet an official Chilean Sign Language (LSCh) curriculum. LSCh was considered just as a means of communication for many years (Law 20.422, 2010). Recently, thanks to the modification of the law, LSCh is now recognized as a natural, native language and intangible heritage of Ch...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Recursos: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) |
| Repositorio: | Momento (Rio Grande. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.furg.br:article/14372 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://periodicos.furg.br/momento/article/view/14372 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Língua de Sinais. Currículo em Língua de Sinais. Língua de Sinais Chilena. Educação de Surdos. Educação de Surdos Chilena. Sign language. Sign language curriculum. Chilean Sign Language. Deaf Education. Chilean Deaf Education. Lengua de Señas. Curriculum en Lengua de Señas. Lengua de señas Chilena. Educación de sordos. Educación Chilena de Sordos. |
| Resumo: | In Chile, there is not yet an official Chilean Sign Language (LSCh) curriculum. LSCh was considered just as a means of communication for many years (Law 20.422, 2010). Recently, thanks to the modification of the law, LSCh is now recognized as a natural, native language and intangible heritage of Chilean deaf people (Law 21.303, 2020). The law also states that deaf children's right to be educated and get access to the national curriculum in ChSL as their first language, must be respected. Despite the absence of an official LSCh curriculum, educational experiences in both, special and mainstream schools with deaf students, in which LSCh has been incorporated as a means of teaching the national curriculum exist. This article presents an analysis of the current implementation of educational plans and programs for deaf students in which LSCh has been incorporated. With this aim in mind, experiences and opinions of members from different educational contexts and communities were collected, and representatives of organizations that elaborate educational policies were consulted. |
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