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Item A Study on Factors Affect on Acquiring English as a Second Language(International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Lokuliyana, A.; Ruwanpathirana, I.English language skill is considered as one of most required skills in both educational and professional sectors in the modern society. After completing the school education students get chance to enter the state universities and this is where a graduate is being made according to universal aspects. Mass Communication and Public Relations are two global subjects which have been taught from very long time and English language skill is essential in both subjects in order to explore the academic and professional sector equally. However, every student is not given that privilege of learning the language properly. Especially when it comes to the non-urban areas of Sri Lanka, English language literacy is very law and in some areas it is zero. When a language is taught, the four skills of reading, speaking, writing and listening should be improved. During the process of learning, learner is affected by many factors in the second language acquisition process. The purpose of this research is to identify the ethnographic facts which affect on acquiring English as a second language. Under the qualitative research approach a questionnaire was distributed among 100 undergraduates who were selected randomly from the Department of Mass Communication. Additional information was gathered from secondary data sources such as research articles. It was proven by this study that undergraduates who belong to an upper social class background showed higher levels of English acquisition. At the same time it was revealed that undergraduates, who don’t belong to that social class but still showed higher levels of English acquisition, highly depend on school and private institution for learning English. The most important fact which was emerged through this research is, learning the alphabet and grammar do not support to acquire the language to the expected extent as long as there is a lack of practice in all levels of language acquisition. Contrary to these findings, it was also found out from this study that the undergraduates were highly motivated to learn English. However, higher motivation in itself did not result in higher levels of English acquisition for all undergraduatesItem Role of Internal Factors in Learning English as a Second Language classroom: A study of Undergraduates(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Pathirana, P.P.S.Learning English as a Second Language (ESL) plays a vital role in Sri Lankan society. In ESL context Sri Lankan undergraduates encounter various difficulties in learning English such as getting exposed to an English speaking environment, anxiety that hinders the authentic expression of ideas. Therefore, this observation paved the way to identify the fundamental internal factors which affect English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom of undergraduates. The sample of this research consists of randomly selected 30 First year participants learning English as a Second Language in the faculties of Dance and Drama, Music and Visual Arts, University of the Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo 07. For the purpose of clear analysis of data, it was decided to conduct the study quantitively and the collection of data was done via a questionnaire consisting Likert Scale questions, Multiple Choice questions and Open-Ended questions. The study mainly focuses on two major internal variables in learning English, namely motivation, both intrinsic and extrinsic and attitude. These can be considered as some of the most determining factors that enhance efficiency of students in language classroom. The results of this research indicate that the majority of the participants belonging to the faculty of Dance and Drama are highly motivated and they have positive attitude towards learning English compared to the participants of other faculties. Moreover, this research reveals the reasons for negative attitude and lack of motivation in ESL classroom. Further, it identifies other internal factors such as anxiety, age and the influence of the first language that affect Second language learning. Based on the findings it is recommended that conducting lessons interestingly while motivating and encouraging students to use English and making them aware of the importance of learning English can result in their enhanced motivation and positive attitude towards learning English. Furthermore, the undergraduates will successfully obtain the ability of English Language Learning.