The infographic Genre in the Process of Teaching Written Portuguese to Deaf People

Abstract

This study investigates how the use of infographics can be integrated into a bilingual approach to teaching written Portuguese to the deaf, aiming to overcome pedagogical challenges through visual resources that respect the identity and cognition of deaf students. The theoretical framework used is Faria-Nascimento (2021, 2024), Campos (2014), Skliar (2009) and Campello (2008), considering the study of visual pedagogy and multimodality in deaf education. The method used is documentary and qualitative, with interpretative analysis of infographics as teaching material. It used an infographic about fires in the Midwest, created in Canva, with a QR Code in Libras. The procedure included sight reading, dialog and the use of visual aids with three seventh-grade deaf signaling students. The results show that the use of infographics in teaching Portuguese to the deaf facilitates the understanding of content, promotes engagement, memorization and autonomy. Highlights include the integration of Libras via QR Code, contextualization with real themes, stimulating visual literacy, valuing student protagonism and the need for appropriate teacher training and bilingual materials.