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  • Facebook as a Platform to Develop Paragraph Writing Skills of Tertiary Level ESL Learners 
    Jayarathna, D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Facebook, being one of the most visited social media sites in the world as well as in Sri Lanka, is identified as an exceptional source of influence on language learning. Especially, Facebook groups are effective applications ...
  • Factors Affecting Low Proficiency of English Speech in Ordinary Level Students in Colombo District 
    Jayawardena, H. M. C. P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    Proficiency of English language includes writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills, of which the former two are productive skills and the latter two are receptive skills. In the Sri Lankan context, English is taught ...
  • Factors which generate Pronunciation Difficulties for the Undergraduates of University of Kelaniya 
    Wijesundara, E.; Wijesooriya, K.; Pathirana, S.; Warnasooriya, K. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The research paper will focus on the fundamental pronunciation problems faced by the randomly selected undergraduates who learn English as a second language in the University of Kelaniya. The sample of this study consists ...
  • Feminism in Federico Garcia Lorca’s Stage Dramas 
    Kathriarachchi, U.K. (Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study explores feminism in Federico Garcia Lorca’s Stage dramas. Federico Garcia Lorca dramatizes the stultifying and sexually repressive life of women in provincial Spain in a rural trilogy formed by his three most ...
  • First Language Interference in the Usage of English as the Second Language in Sri Lanka 
    de Silva, P.M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The English Language is considered as the second language in Sri Lanka and it plays the role of the linking language as well . Therefore, Sri Lankan citizens give a priority to learn English well .Though Sri Lankan English ...
  • Freedom of Thinking and Inquiry in Early Buddhism and its Applicability for the Modern Society 
    Sudassana Thero, Walasmulle (Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
  • Gamification of the Panopticon: Exploring the Post-panoptic Surveillance Culture in the Film Nerve 
    Boteju, L. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This research study attempts to examine the techno-thriller film Nerve (2016) in order to locate the developments of Michel Foucault‟s concept of panopticism within the spaces of the post-panopticon of liquid surveillance. ...
  • Gestures: For the Efficiency of English as a Second Language (ESL) Teaching on Digital Platforms 
    Jayalath, U. D. T. L. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    With the emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic as a massive international concern, a virtual teaching and learning environment was designed for all levels of education. As a novel experience for most Sri Lankan English as a ...
  • The gods as expressed in homer and Hesiod 
    Randiwela, R.M.D.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Homer, a bard and an epic writer who lived in the 8th century B.C.E. Greece composed the two epics ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’ whose subject matter was the Trojan War, to entertain his aristocratic audience by referring ...
  • Greek pederasty and Japanese Wakashudō 
    Gunasekare, C.A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Although the common assumption is that the practice of male homosexuality is either hardly mentioned or was disapproved in history, male homosexuality is widespread in both Western and Eastern history, and manifests ...
  • Hamlet is Neither Inert nor Backward when Achieving his Objectives 
    Gunasinghe, E.R.N.K. (Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study examines Hamlet as an introspective character who has the ability to astutely observe the reality in the world, analyze and examine every nuance of the unique situations he encounters. Hamlet is the greatest ...
  • “Homosexual Relationships” of the Roman Imperial Period depicted in Archeology and Literature of Ancient Rome 
    Fernando, M.P.R.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Western Classical Culture and Christian Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In the ancient Roman world the same sex sexual attraction can be seen in various perspectives but there was no distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality. It was defined by the behavioural mannerisms. In the ...
  • How ancient Greeks transacted with the potentiality of ‘Totem’ and ‘Mana’ (with special reference to the bull and the snake) 
    Jayasekare, K.M.M.P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The early stage of Greek religion reflects primitive concepts of the natural phenomena, which had caused them to concentrate on mysteries and on the belief of the existence of supernatural powers in animate and inanimate ...
  • How Chinese Nursery Rhymes Can Affect Learning Chinese Language for First-Year Undergraduates in University of Kelaniya 
    Wijesinghe, W. A. D. S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    There are a variety of methods for learning a new language. Two of the most effective methods for learning a foreign language are via music and nursery rhymes. Yet, the use of Chinese nursery rhymes among university ...
  • How do social structures shape the queer characters in Cinema? 
    Madanayake, K.P.G.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The purpose of this research is to analyses how do social structures shape the queer characters in Cinema? This is exploratory research based on Blue is the warmest colorby Abdellatif Kechiche (2013)Disobedience by Sebastián ...
  • How does film score of a movie affect the success of a movie? 
    Senevirathne, N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    A film score (also known as background music, film soundtrack, film music, screen composition, screen music, or incidental music) is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score forms part of the ...
  • Idioms in Sanskrit 
    Vijithasiri Thero, Marthuwela (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The purpose of this research is to study idioms in Sanskrit. Sanskrit is one of the oldest languages is considered the mother language of the Indo-European language family. There are several myths about Sanskrit which ...
  • Impact Of Borrowings From Sinhala On Sri Lankan English Within The Religious Domain 
    Harischandra, W.R.I.P. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching , Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sinhala and Tamil can be considered the two main widely spoken native languages in Sri Lanka. Among these two main native languages, Sinhala has a great impact on the variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka which is known ...
  • The Impact Of Gender On Attitudes Towards Learning English As A Second Language 
    Ekanayake, E.M.A.N.; Pravini, H.B.H.; Hansakie, D. W. P. A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Science has proven that the gender is not only a biological difference but also a collection of differences in thinking and behaving. Many researchers have been studying about the impact of gender differences on many fields ...
  • The Impact Of Hegemonic Masculinity On English Language Learning In A Sri Lankan Context 
    Udeshika, D.; Wickramage, N.; Perera, S.S. (, Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    An English language learner is a person who is learning the English language in addition to his or her native language. In Sri Lanka, a language learning classroom comprises a majority of a female population than a male ...

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