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Aprender, Debater e Praticar: temáticas para a disciplina de Língua Brasileira de Sinais no Ensino Superior é um livro de trocas de conhecimentos sobre assuntos presentes nas salas de aula. Ou fora delas. Nosso objetivo, no momento do convite aos colegas para a constituição desta obra, era compartilhar nossas produções e possibilitar a ampliação dos conhecimentos dos alunos em relação aos contextos em que a língua de sinais se movimenta. A obra se estrutura numa perspectiva cultural e linguística, compartilhando histórias que não apenas informam, mas constroem modos de ser e compreender os surdos e sua língua.
O livro Educação de Surdos: desafios para a prática e formação de professores abre uma discussão necessária e importante, ainda pouco debatida no Brasil: a prática pedagógica com alunos surdos e a formação de professores para com eles atuarem. É uma leitura indispensável para quem deseja pensar, viver, militar no campo da Educação de Surdos no Brasil, pois traz questões do cotidiano vivido por professores e professoras que atuam com crianças surdas, em escolas públicas, enfrentando a realidade cotidiana tão conhecida nossa.
Blind, deaf and unable to communicate from a young age, Helen Keller was eventually taught to read, write and speak with the help of an extraordinary teacher. This lead to a flowering of creativity and imagination in Keller, who went on to produce dozens of memoirs, essays, letters, and stories. The Song of the Stone Wall is a book-length poem that details Keller's participation in the construction of a wall on the grounds of her home that made it possible for her to roam farther safely.
Within the past few decades, there has been great progress in deaf education in Latin America and growth in the empowerment of their Deaf communities. However, there is little awareness outside that region of these successes. For the first time, this book provides access, in English, to scholarly research in these areas. Written by Latin American Deaf and hearing contributors, Change and Promise provides a counter argument to external, deficit views of the Latin American Deaf community by sharing research and accounts of success in establishing and expanding bilingual deaf education, Deaf activism, Deaf culture, and wider access for deaf children and adults. Change and Promise describes the ...
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This digital textbook offers an accessible introduction to first, second, and bilingual language acquisition, focusing on sign languages as the primary frame of reference. Signed entirely in American Sign Language with accompanying slides and an optional English voice-over, this digital text provides an innovative approach to conveying the visual, moving elements intrinsic to sign language, maintaining accessibility to both ASL-dominant and English-dominant readers. Unlike most texts that rely on spoken language examples to illustrate the process of language development, Sign Language Acquisition by Deaf and Hearing Children draws from a rich body of sign language research to guide the user ...
This book provides a comprehensive overview of humanistic approaches to science. Approaches that connect students to broader human concerns in their everyday life and culture. Glen Aikenhead, an expert in the field of culturally sensitive science education, summarizes major worldwide historical findings; focuses on present thinking; and offers evidence in support of classroom practice. This highly accessible text covers curriculum policy, teaching materials, teacher orientations, teacher education, student learning, culture studies, and future research.
This book offers an essential guide to surgical approaches to the umbilicus. The navel is the only natural scar in the body, accepted for all human beings all over the world. Its absence or distortions can have negative psychological impacts, as it normally lends beauty and harmony to the otherwise unattractive abdomen. The aesthetic importance of the navel justifies the increasing amount of individuals undergoing abdominoplasty and omphaloplasty. However, these surgeries may lead to a series of complications or unintended aesthetic outcomes. Indeed, the postsurgical final aspect of the umbilicus is the main stigma and primary source of problems and complaints following abdominoplasty. In th...