ICLSL 2016
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Item Sign Language Teaching for the Hearing Disabled(Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Thayanithy, K.Each and every speech community, all around the world use their own and unique language to communicate with one another. Like wise the people who have hearing and speaking disabilities use the sign language as a means of communication . This study is based on the students of Nuffield at Kaithady, Jaffna. The data for this research were obtained through direct observations and conversations with the primary students of the said school. The research studies how the knowledge in sign language enables the people with hearing disabilities to access the education and to ease their communication. With the direct observations and communications it was revealed that the students face problems in their higher studies. The school has set a pass percentage to identify and observe the improvement of the students. Going through the test marks of the students who were trained to use sign language it was noted that the said students had received poor marks in exams; a result of the burred understanding of sign language. The students are being taught using sign language especially for the ordinary level examination by the trainers who come from various part of the country. Sign language has its variations limited to different areas. Consequently, this variation leaves the students confused. They also encounter some setbacks in answering the questions due to lack of knowledge in language. In order to avoid this situation they should be given a clear idea of the exam papers by the teacher who teaches them the sign language. It may ensure them a chance to follow the higher education. Here the researcher further highlights the fact that a change in the system of examination is essential benefiting the hearing disabled students.Item Using Poetry in Teaching English as a Second Language as a Means of Improving Language Production(Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Gunarathne, N.M.A.D.W.C.With the intention of meeting the needs of English Language learners, Language teachers and instructors are trying to use different methods to improve the language skills of the students. It has been observed that the majority of the students are weak in speaking and writing in English Language. Therefore this paper aims to explore how poetry can be used as a teaching tool in improving speaking and writing among English Language learners. A survey was done using 35 students at the Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technology, Tangalle. Several instruments were used in this research. They were some speaking activities, writing activities, questionnaires, interviews. As for the materials, six English poems were selected by different poets. More than 90% students were engaged in all the activities given to them. A significant progress could be seen in both speaking and writing activities with compared to their previous performance in these activities. With respect to the vocabulary they tried to use new words which were learnt through the poems in writing and speaking. Further from the data that were collected through questionnaire, it was learnt 100% of the students agreed with the view that these activities were really helpful and encouraged them to speak and considerably the students were highly motivated, active and enthusiastic since they were free to express their views on the poems unlike on other days. Consequently, the students were less hesitant and became creative in the process. This process was carried out for four weeks and the last two weeks were very important because the students showed considerable improvements. Therefore the results of the research show that the use of poetry in classrooms is very effective and productive indicating fact that poetry can be used as a strategy for improving the language production of the students.