Teacher training at the Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia: contributions from the subject of Libras

Abstract

This work is a mapping of the implementation of the subject of Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) at the Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia (UFRA), with the aim of investigating how the subject is offered in the undergraduate teacher training courses of that institution. Aiming to reflect on the subject of Libras and its contribution to the training of the teacher, we analyzed the syllabus, the workload, and the references present in the Pedagogical Projects of the undergraduate courses at the UFRA. Data collection was done by searching the institution's official website. The results show that the undergraduate courses offer the subject of Libras as mandatory and with extended workload in relation to the bachelor's courses, which offer the subject as elective and with a smaller workload. However, research has shown that there is no significant variation in syllabus content between bachelor’s and teacher training courses, except for the specificities of each.