SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: THE STATE OF THE ART OF LIBRAS

ABSTRACT: This paper presents a synthesis of the academic production in the field of second language acquisition (SLA) and that deal with the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras). First, a temporal cut from the years of 2008 to 2018 is proposed. Then, we summarize the quantity of productions and briefly present the content of the studies that are available in virtual catalogs. In the section dealing with the quantitative expression, we organize the productions taking into account the years and the academic genres, as well as the distribution of subjects that are debated in the field of SLA regarding Libras. Finally, we conclude that 2016 and 2018 presented the largest number of publications on the topic, with studies on language policies. In the next section, we summarize the studies and present them in five main categories: language policies, pedagogical practice for the teaching of Libras as a second language (L2), learning of Libras as L2, the presence of Libras in the scenario of basic education, and the teacher of Libras as L2