Introduction to Portuguese Sign Language I

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Expository- visual/gestural/dramatization; Interrogative - question game in LGP/conversation; Demonstrative - hand configuration; Pedagogical techniques using dyads and triads.

Learning Outcomes

Provide learners with linguistic and psycholinguistic skills in Portuguese Sign Language.

Students will develop skills in communicating with a deaf person using LGP; Doing a presentation in LGP; giving information about the Deaf, Community and Its Culture, answer questions about a little 'story' told by a Deaf Person; recognizing variants in the way the Deaf communicate.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Presentation. Praise of LGP Course.  Deaf Culture. ABC. Colors. Numbers. The days of the week. The proper name. The sign name. People civil status. Practical application of numbers in LGP. The means of transport. Verbs. The expressive gestures of connection and conjunction. The family. The Fruits. Meals. The food. Health. Month. The popular festivities. Professions. Countries. Cities. Translation and interpretation of texts. Games Conversation.

Head Lecturer(s)

Telmo Pereira Fernandes

Assessment Methods

Assessment
continuous assessment (50%) - assessment exercises throughout the semester: 50.0%
summative assessment (50% - final and mandatory) - at the end of each semester: 50.0%

Bibliography

A Língua Gestual é uma língua visuo-espacial. A presença e aprendizagem através das aulas são primordiais para o alcance dos objetivos propostos.

Sign Language is a visual-spatial language. Learning its communication skills requires the presence in the classroom to achieve the proposed objectives.