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Teaching Network Catchwords in Teaching Chinese as Second Language

Jiao, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Theproduction of network catchwords in teaching Chinese as second language is accompanied by some social events，and the words and expressions are accepted and widely used by the public in daily communication in a certain ...
Temple on pillars: A study of the Tämpita Vihāras in the Kurunegala District

Dissanayake, G.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The structures built on a wooden platform resting on short granite pillars or stumpsis a unique type of image houses from the 17th to 19th centuries. Among the Tämpita Vihāras focused on in this project some have also been ...
Theatre or anti-theatre: An analysis of characteristics in absurd theatre and its classification as theatre

Rajapaksha, U.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Absurdism or Absurd theory is a prominent offspring of the Second World War. The genre explores the futile and existentialist nature of human life, the breaking down of all logic and communication in a godless universe. ...
Theravada Men and Women of Sri Lanka: A Scrutiny of Individual Identity Construction under the influence of Theravada Buddhism and Gender in Theravada Man

Willarachchi, D.D.L. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

As in any other culture, religion has played a significant role in individual character building in Sri Lanka, and Buddhism is one fundamental philosophy that has affected, influenced and shaped the lives and characters ...
Translating Proper Names

Bamunusinghe, K.; Bamunusinghe, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The Oxford Dictionary defines a proper noun as “a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with an initial capital” while the Merriam Webster Dictionary defines it as “a word or group of words ...
Unique features of Tabla compositions used in period of 1900 - 1950 in Sri Lanka

Perera, K.A.D.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The tabla is one of the most widely used percussion instruments in Sri Lanka. It is classified under the membranophone family of instruments. Most scholars believe that the tabla was invented in India in the early 18th ...
Uraeus: The Symbol of Pharaohs

Amarakoon, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The present paper examines the various aspects of the stylized form of a cobra named Uraeus portrayed through ancient Egyptian art. Apparently, animals and serpents have played an indispensable role representing good and ...
Using KISSEL as a new direction of education and research on Humanities studies

Warnajith, N.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Internet technologies are changing our lives and educational systems in many ways. The term e-Learning was widely used in the 1990's with the rapid developments in the use of the Internet. Although it has a relatively short ...
Variation in French Interlanguage in Sri Lanka: A Sociolinguistic Study of Omission of ne

Gunawardena, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The behavior of non-native speakers in relation to sociolinguistic variables has been the focus of many studies (Trevise & Noyau, 1984; Dewaele & Regan, 2002; Regan, 1995, 1996, 1997; Dewaele, 2004; Sax 2001), but the ...
Was Bertolt Brecht a Modern Playwright?

Mallikarachchi, D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Brecht's style of presentation, the themes he had chosen, the contents of his plays and the anti-fascist politics embedded in them have been the subject of intensive analyses at Brecht conferences world-wide. However, the ...
Water in Crisis: Evolving a Theology of Water in the Context of Sri Lanka

Perera, W.V.K.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

History and archaeologyrevealSri Lankato be a land endowed with abundant water resources and its people to have been creators of a civilization stamped by a tradition of hydro-engineering. Yet, during the last few decades, ...
The way we think: the human brain and Artificial Intelligence

Ozawa, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The problem of “How to think” has been a fascinating one in science. Actually,a model of the computer was produced by studying the procedures of data processing in the human brain. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now one ...
Why does one go to hell?: Late 19th cent perspectives seen in the murals of the Vihārayas of the Amarapura Nikāya in the Galle District

de Zoysa, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

As known in Suttas of the Tripiṭaka, hells called Niraya in Pali and Narakaya in Sanskrit, are the lowest of six or five paths of rebirth. In the Devadūta Sutta, hells are located under the realm of humans (Manussalōka). ...
Women's power over men through sexuality: Thoughts from Aristophanes' Lysistrata

Amarasinghe, B.P.A.; Attapattu, D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

It is true that women have undergone many obstacles and deprivations in their journey on earth, but notorious Athenian comedian Aristophanes has left us with a different perception on women's nature in classical antiquity. ...

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