El español y el lesco en el marco de la enseñanza de una segunda lengua para las personas sordas en Costa Rica

Abstract

This essay explores some concomitant problems of the new educational conception of deaf people in Costa Rica. Among these problems are: the place of LESCO in the curriculum, the idea of teaching Spanish as a second language writing, the value society gives to the oral component and its implication in this conception. The article also examines topics such as teacher training and the change of attitude required for deaf people and LESCO in Costa Rica.