Technological resources in bilingual education for deaf students

Abstract

Digital technologies present many possibilities to enhance the teaching and learning processes of deaf and hearing students. An example of this are the technological didactic games, which can contribute to learning and digital and social inclusion. Using strategies that promote the inclusion of deaf students is currently a latent need.  Thus, this paper aims to study the use of playful resources structured with the Power Point tool in the process of acquisition of Portuguese language in a bilingual proposal with sign language. This study aims to analyze the contribution of technological didactic games in the process of acquisition of Portuguese Language, by high school students, in a classroom context composed of deaf and hearing students, in a school located in the city of Timon, in the state of Maranhão. It is a field research, of exploratory and qualitative nature, which also investigates the representation of deaf culture in the didactic games used, and the contribution of technological resources in educational contexts that do not have access to the internet. To achieve the objectives, in addition to bibliographic references, it was made observation of the classes with the use of games and application of semi-open questionnaire for analysis. The results show that digital games promote engagement and motivation for learning, and that playfulness provides the creation of a more empathetic and inclusive environment.