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    An Investigation of the Importance of Cultural Competency in Foreign Language Teaching Referring to Chinese Language and Hindi Language
    (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2023) Upananda Thero, Theripaha; Withanage, Dhananjaya
    The teaching and learning process of foreign languages is a complex process. After the twentieth century, the second or foreign language teaching-learning process took a scientific approach as new approaches and strategies were introduced. Some methods were popular, and some methods were mixed with the popular ones and remained up to date. The variables measuring proficiency in all strategies were the four skills - listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In addition to the four skills, linguists realised that cultural competency also plays a key role in language learning. Scholars have focused on cultural competence as an additional unit of measurement for language proficiency under applied linguistics. Across the world, cultural competency is paid special attention at governmental and institutional levels. Cultural competency is a popular topic in the foreign language teaching-learning process. This research discusses how it is important to measure cultural competency in addition to the four skills in the language teachinglearning process referring to Chinese and Hindi languages. The study was conducted using the qualitative research method. Data are collected from primary and secondary sources in Linguistics, Chinese and Hindi languages. Written sources and the internet have been used to collect secondary data. Primary data are collected through discussion and direct observation. This research aims to investigate the importance of cultural competency in foreign language teaching and practice. The research problem is how cultural competency is unique in addition to the four skills measuring language proficiency in the foreign language teaching-learning process. In the previous research review, although the explored Chinese and Hindi sources included separate facts about the importance of cultural competency, there were no instances where they were comparatively researched. The study is carried out as a new research in Linguistics. In concluding the research, three facts are taken into attention to reveal that language and culture are two closely related units: cultural knowledge is essential in language teaching, and cultural competency is essential in learning a language. It is concluded that cultural competency is as important as the four skills -listening, speaking, reading, and writing in learning a foreign language.
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    An Exploratory Study on Whether Seela is an Effective Behavioral Treatment for the Prevention of Eating Disorders
    (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2023) Karunanayaka, U.S. Indeewaree
    The mind, which is pure by birth, becomes defiled due to impure thoughts such as klesha, upaklesha, angana, chetokhila asava, ogha, yoga, and nivarana. Buddhist psychology teaches that due to these impurities, the mind becomes confused and mental disorders and abnormal behaviours occur. According to modern psychology, it is believed that the imbalance of neurotransmitter hormones in the brain and central nervous system causes mental disorders and abnormal behaviours. Mental disorders related to eating are identified in modern psychology as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa means avoiding food by assuming that one is too obese or skinny, whereas Bulimia Nervosa means eating vast amounts of food and following inappropriate methods to remove the excess from the body. These mental disorders are stressful for human beings. Buddhist psychology proposes a behavioural reform known as Seela Shiksha to correct these mental disorders. Seela means the discipline of words and body. The main purpose of Seela is to systematise the behavioural pattern. The eating disorders are fragmented through that therapy by gradually reducing food cravings. The study investigates whether Seela works as a behavioural treatment for eating disorders. This study is limited only to Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa. This study aims to create a physically and mentally healthy community through behavioural treatment by temporarily suppressing impurities. Data are collected through discussions with experts in the field. The importance of the research is to study the effect of Seela on physical and mental health. Irregular food consumption is the root cause of many non-communicable diseases that are on the rise today. It can be concluded that Seela can be utilized to get over these disorders and have a healthy physical and mental existence.