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MORALES, Ana María. HACIA UNA POLÍTICA EDUCATIVA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA Y EL APRENDIZAJE DE LA LENGUA ESCRITA EN SORDOS. Investigación y Postgrado [online]. 2002, vol.17, n.2, pp.83-112. ISSN 1316-0087.

This paper is intended to create a coherent theoretical construct permitting the design of an educational policy for teaching and learning written language among deaf people, guided by the linguistic planning function. Its general objective is, accordingly, to determine the basic criteria on which an education policy for deaf people should be based. The specific objectives are: a) specify the connections among such concepts as Literacy, bilingualism, Biculturalism, Education, and Deafness; b) Examine the implications and consequences of the application of education policies designed for deaf people; c) clearly and unambiguously define the aspects which should be included in an education policy for the deaf people on a consensus basis; and d) state the essential set of guidelines to guide the design of such a policy. The methodological approach relies on the use of opinion/information collection techniques, specifically Nominal Group and Delphi Study. These techniques were used to survey different opinion groups (both deaf and non-deaf) to generate a consensus on the subject. Five categories emerged from that process: pedagogical, curricular, linguistic, political, and social. Among the most important conclusions of this survey are that the teaching written language to deaf people must be part of an education policy and that sign language must be accepted as deaf people's primary language.

Palavras-chave : deafness; linguistic planning; education policy.