Proposal for a bilingual Libras–Portuguese glossary for mathematics learning

Abstract

This work presents the results of the master's research developed in the line of research Lexicon and Terminology of the Linguistics’ Postgraduate Program at the University of Brasília (UnB). The object of study is constituted by the mathematical terms related to the conceptual field equations, having as target audience the Deaf students as well as the teachers and educational interpreters acting in Basic Education. The objective was to create bilingual Libras - Portuguese terminological glossary of mathematical terms from this conceptual field. For this purpose, we recorded the terms and term-signs following the Faulstich terminology sheet (2010), for the Portuguese Language, and the Tuxi terminology sheet (2017) for Libras. The method used in the research was analytic descriptive. As methodological procedures, we adopted the following pathways: i) collection of terms and definitions in Portuguese; ii) reformulation of definitions in Portuguese; iii) completion of the terminographic sheets in Portuguese; iv) collection of term-signs in Libras; v) creation of term-signs; vi) validation of the term-signs; vii) completion of the term-sign analysis sheets; viii) creation of definitions in Libras and ix) completion of the terminographic sheets in Libras. As a result of this research, we present the Libras Bilingual Glossary - Portuguese of mathematics, which was based on the proposed organization of a bilingual glossary by Tuxi (2017), so that there is a registration of equivalent term-signs in other sign languages as well as the possibility of referring to remittances, both in Portuguese and in Libras, through hyperlinks. Regarding the target audience, this glossary is intended for Deaf students in the final years of Elementary and High School, in addition to mathematics teachers and educational interpreters who work directly in teaching mathematics to these students.