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Item “Enhancing TESL in Sri Lankan Universities through the use of Sri Lankan Literature Written in English”(University of Kelaniya, 2013) Niles, S.This research study is an attempt to explore the possibilities of using English literary work by Sri Lankan authors to enhance the experience of learning English as a Second Language (ESL) in local Universities in Sri Lanka. This research bases itself on the premise that literature produced by Sri Lankans within a local context would enable students to gain a better understanding of the practical usage of the English language. Though the usage of literature has often been limited, the role of literature has been re-assessed and it is possible to view literary texts as providing rich linguistic input and effective stimuli for students to express themselves while acting as a potential source for learner motivation. Therefore this paper wishes to delve into the manner in which Sri Lankan literature (mainly poems), which is culturally appropriate, can be used to enhance English language teaching to the University undergraduates. In addition to the expected outcome of the study, it is also assumed that a number of other objectives would be met through this research. The use of English literature within the ESL classroom would enhance the oral skills and reading habits of undergraduates, facilitate critical thinking and develop awareness and sensitivity among students. The research will be conducted through classroom-based experiments and observation. This study will also seek to inform the production of teaching/learning materials that can be used effectively to ensure that the teaching/learning capacity within the ESL classrooms in Sri Lankan universities is enhanced through the use of Sri Lankan literature written in English.Item Leonard Woolf’s Divided Mind: The case of the village in the jungle(2007) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Colonial Neuroses: Kipling and Forster(ARIEL: A Review of International English Literature, 1974) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Racism and The Nigger of the "Narcissus"(Conradiana, 2011) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Quartet -- The Other Tagore(Journal of South Asian Literature, Asian Studies Center, Michigan State University, 1993) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Sri Lankan English Literature and the Sri Lankan People 1917-2003(Vijitha Yapa Publications, 2005) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Disillusionment with more than India(Towards a Transcultural Future, Literature & Society in a ‘Post’-Colonial World, 2005) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Haroun and the Sea of Stories and Rushdie's Partial/Plural Identity(World Literature Written in English, 2008) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item Paul Scott's Later Novels: The Unknown Indian(Modern Asian Studies, 2007) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.Item The 1971 Insurgency in Sri Lankan Literature in English(Modern Fiction Studies, 1993) Goonetilleke, D.C.R.A.