Indonesian Sign Language System Analysis for Deaf Students at SLB Negeri 7 Jakarta During Pandemic

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the kinds and how sign language used by Deaf students in SLB Negeri 7 Jakarta, especially during the current Covid-19 pandemic. It was preceed as descriptive qualitative research which complied with observation and questionnaire method for data collection, continued by data analysis in accordance with Pierce’s Semiotics theory. The sample data was taken from the sign language produced by Deaf students at SLB Negeri 7 Jakarta. It was analyzed with SIBI Dictionary to find the prudeced sign meaning. This research resulted that SLB Negeri 7 Jakarta used SIBI as the main language on the learning activity and communicate between teachers and Deaf students.