A evolução do dicionário de libras como material de consulta linguística: da folha ao click

Abstract

The following study is characterized as an Applied-Researc and was conceived from a recurrent problem identified on the communication between families of hearing parents and Deaf children. With the objective of providing help concerning the limits these families with Deaf children face, Information and Communications Technology can give a contribution by developing specific technologies that can improve the lives of these families. Thus, the main objective of this work, through the Communicative Lexicography perspective, is to improve the app Sinalibras, by interactive cycles of assessment and analysis of the prototype, being also another important technological resource in this context. Our data production procedure was through workshops with the App Sinalibras in order to instrumentalize parents of Deaf children. These workshops took place in schools for the Deaf, in the cities of Pelotas and Bagé, on the state of Rio Grande do Sul. The data were produced from the moments of discussions with the parents, after using the app at home with their children. The parents mentioned how easily it is to use the app and highlighted that by using it continuously, it is possible to develop the acquired vocabulary and stimulate the learning process. Furthermore, they also pointed out the importance that signs belonging to specific regions should be present and respected in this app. Other suggestions and lexicographic demands that the parents pointed out were collected in order to be inserted in the app in the future.