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Item 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.Item The Impact of Celebrity Endorsement in Mobile Telecommunication Industry of Sri Lanka: With Reference to The Undergraduates in Government Universities(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Embuldeniya, A.Mobile Telecommunication Industry is a fast growing industry that acquires more consumers to their respective service providers day by day. Most of the mobile telecommunication service providers tend to endorse their service by a celebrity or celebrities. Celebrity is a personality who is known to the public for his or her accomplishments in the areas. Celebrity endorsement is a form of advertising used by all most all well-known products and services to enhance their profitability. This research aims to analyze undergraduates’ behaviour in using telecommunication services in relation to celebrity endorsement for advertising. The research study emphasized on the undergraduates’ category of the society as it represents the young generation with the layers of the society. Primary data was collect through structured questionnaire regarding the factors considered about the celebrity concerned such as trustworthiness, expertise, attractiveness, similarity, and respect in contrast other contributing factors of the mobile telecommunication such as network coverage, rates per minute, and other additional features in choosing telecommunication service provider. Undergraduates in government universities in a particular time are identified as the population of the research while the internal undergraduates belong to University of Kelaniya are the target population of which the sample was two hundred (200) undergraduates. The sample selected by stratified random sampling technique included to probability sampling methods while identifying the different faculties as strata. Hypotheses were constructed in order to gain the objectives of the research. Therefore Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analysis of data. The findings of the research conclude that there is no significant relationship between celebrity endorsement and undergraduates’ behaviour in consuming mobile telecommunication services and there is no difference in buying intention among the undergraduates in different faculties. Therefore celebrity endorsement is a non-effective aspect in terms of telecommunication advertising with reference to the undergraduates in Sri Lanka.Item Efficacy of Blogs in Erudition of Computer Programming among Undergraduates(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Pathiratne, S.; Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.The use of blogs in an educational setting produces several benefits which include the promotion of critical and analytical mentally conceiving, incremented access and exposure to quality content and an accumulation of solitary and gregarious interactions with peers. Blogs are personal journals written as a reversed chronological hawser of text, images or multimedia, which can be watched in a web page and are made publicly reachable on the web. Blogs typically enclose text in the form of a “blog post”, offer the capability for readers to comment or deliver feedback, comprise archives to past blog posts, and link to other blogs and bloggers (Anil Madaan, 1998). The present study found out the efficacy of educational blog in erudition of Computer Programming among Undergraduates. The study was conducted to develop an educational blog for the methods of teaching Computer Programming and experimentation the same with a set of students studying for the B.Tech. In Multimedia and finding out its efficacy over the orthodox technique of instruction. Two equivalent group experimental-designs are engaged for this research. Researcher has chosen 46 B. Tech in multimedia, students for the study. From the Marks attained of pre-test, 23 students were selected as control group and 23 students were selected as experimental group. According to the findings of t-test the experimental cluster students were better than the control cluster students in their gain scores. Finally, the Researcher concludes that; (a) There was substantial variance between control and experimental group students in their gain scores. That is the experimental cluster students are ameliorated than control cluster students in their gain scores. (b)There was consequential distinction between control and experimental group students in their gain scores for procurement of the cognizance, understanding, and application objectives.Item Study of Mobile Learning Activities amongst Undergraduates(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Amarathunga, P.A.B.H.; Pathiratne, S.The accommodation of mobile contrivances gives users anytime-anywhere access to information and applications. Sitting on the train, waiting at the playground are occasions that now provide opportunities to access to information or tasks and learn. These ―micro time slots‖ can elongate the opportunities for perpetuated learning and information processing. The time constraints for incipient training in a diligent workplace can be less of a worry, enabling individuals to catch up on learning requisites in diminutive snippets of time. This makes pedagogic sense as well. Mobile use fortifies a form of spaced learning, where the reiterated and temporally spaced exposure to pertinent course content can ameliorate retention and increases competence. Two broad objectives of this study are 1) To ascertain whether there is any consequential difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities amongst the undergraduates with reverence to their gender, study stream, year of learning, residence of home and locality of the institution. 2) To ascertain where there is any paramount difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with reverence to their Father‘s scholastic qualification. Survey method is employed for this study. The investigator has chosen 230 undergraduates using random sampling technique, who study in a private university. The hypotheses defined was, there is no significant difference in the mean scores of mobile learning activities among the postgraduate students with respect to their gender, course of study, year of studying, residence of home and locality of the institution. and the mean scores of their Father‘s educational qualification Finally, the results reveal that; (a) There is no significant difference in mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with respect to their course in terms (b) There is no significant difference in mobile learning activities among the undergraduates with respect to their Father‘s Educational Qualifications. Etc., This study show that the emergence of incipient technological environment may revolutionize the edification cognition process. The role of the lecturer will be different from the traditional classroom edifying. The lecturer could be a manager, monitor, role model, counselor, facilitator and a gregarious worker. Edifying methodology will shift from edifier-centered inculcation to learner-centered inculcation.Item Development and Validation of e-Content on “Thermodynamics” to Instruct Engineering Physics to Undergraduates(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Pathiratne, S.The present era is an era of academic globalization. Engineers of today and tomorrow are expected to be far more ingenious and innovative. Now a day with the tremendous developments in technology, possibilities are emerging to provide technical edification in an innovative way to meet ecumenical demands. With the avail of incipient kind of scholastic programmers, we can provide multidimensional and multi-disciplinary edifying experiences to the learners e-Contents are the puissant implement of inculcation. e-Content is the latest method of tutoring, which has magnetized more attention of educationists. Hence there is less possibility of incorporating technology to edify Engineering Subjects. And additionally there is no quality e-Contents were developed for Engineering Physics Subject. Hence the main objectives of this study is to A) To develop an e-Content on ―Thermodynamics‖. B) To validate the developed e-Content. C) To ascertain the efficacy of developed e-Content in edifying ―Thermodynamics‖ to first year Engineering Undergraduates. A pre-test, post-test two group experimental design was adopted. Sample of 60 First Year Engineering Undergraduates were exposed to different treatments such as edifying through e- Content and conventional method of edifying. The study was additionally fixated on ascertaining the consequential distinctions between control and experimental group of First Year Engineering Undergraduates in their academic achievement while learning ―Thermodynamics‖ with reference to gain scores. The achievement scores were analyzed utilizing different statistical techniques. It was found that the experimental group Undergraduates who were edified through e-Content material had better achievement scores than the control group Undergraduates in learning ―Thermodynamics‖. In conclusion, this present study pellucidly denotes that the developed e- content on ―Thermodynamics‖ is more efficacious and as recommendation can verbally express that Chalk and verbalize method of edifying Engineering Physics Subject should be reduced. More incipient instructional technologies utilizing e-Contents shall be introduced in Engineering Faculties.