The Role of Technology to Teaching and Learning Sign Languages: A Systematic Mapping Venilton FalvoJr Lilian Passos Scatalon Ellen Francine Barbosa University of Sao˜ Paulo (ICMC-USP) University of Sao˜ Paulo (ICMC-USP) University of Sao˜ Paulo (ICMC-USP) Sao˜ Carlos-SP, Brazil Sao˜ Carlos-SP, Brazil Sao˜ Carlos-SP, Brazil
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Abstract—Context: The teaching and learning process has Thus, for the development of effective educational environ- become essential for the evolution of the society as a whole. ments, it is essential that intrinsic user characteristics are con- However, there are still major challenges for achieving the global sidered, such as their physical limitations. In this sense, deaf goals of education, especially if we consider the portion of the population with some type of physical disability. In this and hard of hearing (D/HH) people face struggles in education context, according to World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), deaf due to inappropriate learning environments, especially when children face many difficulties in education due to inappropriate there is a lack of support for sign languages [3]. learning environments. Also, this problem is compounded by the Sign languages are fully fledged natural languages, struc- lack of consistency worldwide in the provision of sign language turally distinct from the spoken languages. There is also an interpreting and translation. Motivation: However, the advent of technology is having a significant impact on the way that international sign language, which is used by deaf people sign language interpreters and translators work. In this sense, in international meetings and informally when travelling and the union between Information and Communication Technologies socializing.