El uso educativo de la Lengua de Signos Española (LSE) y su problemática

Authors

Isabel de los Reyes Rodríguez OrtizSalto de línea Joaquín Mora RocheSalto de línea Universidad de Sevilla.

Abstract

The educational use of Spanish Sign Language (SSL) and its problematicSalto de línea Salto de línea Over the last decade a significant progress has been made towards acknowledging the possibilities of the Spanish Sign Language (SSL) becoming a language for communication within an educational context. However, this progress contrasts with the low level of SSL command with which deaf young people enter secondary schools, as a result of 95% of parents being able to hear and not being familiar with SSL, and of primary centres being mainly and exclusively exposed to oral language. In these circumstances, it is fair to ask to what extent the late and informal SSL learning may affect its use as a transmission vehicle of knowledge. In order to answer these questions, a study evaluating the SSL understanding of a group of deaf people familiar with SSL (both native and non-native in SSL) is presented. A number of educational practical implications can be drawn from it.

Keywords

Spanish Sign Language (SSL), deaf people, Secondary Education.