THE RELEVANCE OF TEACHING SIGN LANGUAGE IN TRAINING OF THE EMPLOYEES OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS BODIES, CADETS AND LISTENERS OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS FOR OFFICIAL ACTIVITIES
The article reveals the necessity and substantiates the prospects of teaching sign language in educational institutions of the national system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The work presents the results of a survey of the employees, cadets and listeners of the Internal Affairs bodies, who passed the program of professional development “Training in Russian sign language”, who have been interviewed about the use of sign language in their work. Aspects of the survey concern the reasons for the need for Russian sign language in the work of specialists of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the process and results of training, the prospects of the program, proposals for its improvement and development. On the basis of this study the authors formulate the relevance and recommendations for the teaching of sign language for employees of the Internal Affairs bodies.