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Ethnic Identity and Heritage Language Education among Sri Lankan Chinese
(Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe
An Introduction to Chinese settlements in the colonial period of Sri Lanka
(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe
There are number of Sri Lankans of Chinese origin who have been living in the country for centuries. However, they are still not considered a nationality of the country. There is a need to research early Chinese settlements in the colonial period and their spread in this country. This will help the nation to uncover the history of the Sri Lankans of Chinese origin, allowing them to participate actively in the development of the country. The colonial period of Sri Lanka is dated from the start of the first Portuguese influence in Ceylon, in 1505, until Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948.The number of Chinese people who were living in Sri Lanka increased rapidly during this period. During the early years of Dutch colonization in Indonesia, Chinese were growing in number and their wealth was increasingly visible to the local authorities of the Dutch East Indies. As a result, in 1740, Chinese who were considered suspicious would be deported to Ceylon, where they were forced to harvest cinnamon. Frederick North, a Governor of Ceylonalso had pursued the idea of securing foreign labour as work force. The 47 Chinese he was able to get down were settled in Galle and Trincomalee. Maitland, too, followed the same thinking and brought 100 Chinese to reconstruct the Hamilton Canal. The name Ja-Ela is a relic from this period when the ordinary people mistook the Chinese from Penang to be Malays. In Galle, the Chinese were settled in the China Garden. With these historical facts, it is not difficult to discover the roots of origin of Chinese who have been living in Sri Lanka and their contribution to build the nation throughout the centuries.
An Introduction to Early Translations of Buddhist Sutra into Chinese
(University of Kelaniya, 2009) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe
An Introduction to the Commencement of Chinese Language Teaching in Sri Lanka
(Centre for Chinese Studies, Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe
A practical guide to preparing modern Chinese - Sinhala bilingual dictionaries
(The Library, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2023) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe
Until the application of modern translation methodologies with dictionaries, the process of communicating and translating from Chinese to Sinhala and vice versa was very primitive from the Anuradhapura era to the 20th century in Sri Lanka. Chinese dictionaries with Sinhala language explanations are not very common to the local Sinhala language users in Sri Lanka even now. This situation occurs as a huge barrier to the development of Sinhala-Chinese language-based communication. Sinhala's dominant society needs more efficient Chinese dictionaries to carry out positive activities in the process of sociocultural, academic, and political aspects. To fulfill these requirements, there must have been preliminary studies regarding for preparing modern Chinese dictionaries for local needs. In the process of this research, it was found that typical Chinese dictionaries with Chinese definitions are not suitable for local people in Sri Lanka, though they may have certain Chinese knowledge. They may prefer Chinese dictionaries with Sinhala definitions, as such dictionaries are more convenient to use. However, typical Chinese dictionaries are more user-friendly than locally prepared dictionaries because those books are improved with modern scientific methods. There is a need to prepare Chinese-Sinhala bilingual dictionaries to improve the Chinese teaching and learning process and upgrade the Chinese working environment in Sri Lanka.
A preliminary study on the history of Chinese character classification
(University of Kelaniya, 2008) Dhammadinna Thero, Nedalagamuwe