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  • Tamil Dramaturgy and ‘Wadamodi Kuththu’ 
    Somasiri, R.D.T.N. (Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Tamil dramaturgy gets very little attention in Sri Lanka. One example of this is the fact that it is not included in University curricula. But more attention should be paid to this genre as being part of Sri Lankan ...
  • Teaching a kuppi class: A Self Reflection 
    Mallawarachchi, I. (Department of English, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The study is based on a self-reflection of the experience of teaching a lesson which was prepared as an assignment for the course unit, Literary Pedagogy. An exam - preparation class was conducted for the course unit, ...
  • Teaching Adjectives through Poetry in the ESL Context 
    Kulathunga, D. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    English poetry is an integral part of ESL teaching in Sri Lanka. The mode of teaching poetry can be done in various ways, especially when spoken and performance aspect of poetry is considered. However not all English ...
  • Teaching English at a Colombo Girls’ School – A Self Reflection 
    Kottearachchi, S. (Department of English, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This presentation highlights the experience of teaching Advanced Level Literature students at a prominent girls’ school in Colombo. It reflects the trials of revising for government exams and how it affects the performance ...
  • Teaching English through Simple Poems in the ESL Context. 
    Kulathunga, N. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This article reports the experience of a teaching session conducted using poetry in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom. Poetry is perhaps the literature genre least open to the attention of ESL learners and ...
  • Teaching English to Marketing Undergraduates - A Self Reflection 
    Hettiarachchi, A. (Department of English, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This is a self- reflexive study of the researcher’s experience as an English Language teacher, which was carried out as an assignment for the course unit Literary Pedagogy.. A group of third year students of mixed ability, ...
  • Teaching language through literary texts 
    Hettiarachchi, H.V.A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In Sri Lanka, the proficiency in the first language as well as a second language, specifically English language has become a necessity to achieve higher in the current job market. Though a proficiency in a language should ...
  • Tenses in Tamil and Sinhalese in Written Language 
    Maithripalal, H.K.D.P.B.; Mallawaarachchi, M.A.S.P.K.; Kaushalya, A.S.R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Tarnil and Sinhalese are the major languages in Sri Lanka. Sinhalese belongs to the Indo-Aryan language family and Tamil belongs to the Dravidian language family. Tenses play a main role in a language. Tenses express the ...
  • Test Development Process On Testing Students In Reading And Writing In English As A Second Language Classroom In Rathnapura Education Zone 
    Jayathissa, D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    English language plays a crucial role as a global language. In Sri Lanka, English has been taught as a second language in schools. Hence, testing in English as a Second language (ESL) has become important in measuring ...
  • Themes based on the Walther von Der Vogelweide‟s Poetry on courtly love (“Minnesang”) in Medieval Era 
    Rathnayaka, R.M.R.P.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Walther von der Vogelweide (c.1170-c.1230),who composed and performed courtly love (“Minnesang”), which was a tradition of lyric and songwriting in Germany that flourished in the Medieval Era (5th -15th century), was ...
  • Towards a Universal Design: A Needs Analysis for an English Curriculum for the Visually Impaired Learners in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya 
    Amunugama, A. M. W. D. G. K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    Inclusive Education was introduced to Sri Lanka in 2003 and enables the inclusion of visually impaired learners in mainstream classes. Thus, it is essential to address the needs of learners with disabilities of all levels ...
  • Traditional Drums in China and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study 
    Attanayake, A. M. T. K. L. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    Music is an art of human civilization, which revolves around the universal culture. Music arranges the sound of another language, through the elements of melody, harmony and rhythm. The primary purpose of this study is to ...
  • Translation as a Method of Teaching and Learning a Foreign Language 
    Kankanange, S.; de Silva, M.; Jayaweera, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Translation is considered as a traditional methodology of teaching and learning a foreign language as a second language. It encourages the L2 learner to think in one language and transform into another by acting as a ...
  • Translation of Buddhist Philosophy 
    Arachchi, B. A. N. S. A. B (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    This study investigated the English glossary which is used in Buddhist translations. At present, Buddhism has become a philosophy that people around the world follow and practice. Around 535 million people follow Buddhism ...
  • Trilingual Code Mixing Between Tamil, Sinhala And English 
    Maldeniye, A.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Trilingualism is a common phenomenon in the contemporary society as code mixing between the three languages; Sinhala, Tamil and English, can be considered as important in a multi-cultural society. This paper analyzes ‘how ...
  • Unattainability Of Abhiññā (Super Cognition) That Perceives Smell, Taste And Touch 
    Ven. Warakagoda Dhammananda (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    In Sāmaññaphala sutta of Digha Nikāya, six kinds of Abhiññās are described. Two of them are called Dibbasota (clairaudience) and Dibbacakku (clairvoyance). The first of these two is the paranormal power of hearing sounds, ...
  • Undergraduates’ Motivation in Learning English 
    Jayasingha, I.; Bandara, R.; Jayawardhana, R.; Wijayabandara, C. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The paper will be based on an empirical research conducted at University of Kelaniya. This research examines the type and level of motivation in English language learning and the reasons for the lack of motivation in ...
  • Understanding Cultural Diversity in Sri Lanka through Sri Lankan Portuguese Burgher Weddings: A Narrative Study 
    Tunica, Anne; Weerasinghe, Hasini; Wijewardhana, Prasangi; Wijesooriya, Senali (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
    The Sri Lankan Portuguese or the Portuguese Burghers are a small minority ethnic group of mixed heritage that descended from the Portuguese. A majority of this community currently lives in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka ...
  • Unfounded criticism of Christianity and Catholicism in Dan Brown’s Angels and Demons (2001) and The Da Vinci Code (2003) 
    Dineisha, N. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Dan Brown is one of the world’s best-selling authors whose controversial novel, The Da Vinci Code was ranked the world’s third best-selling book due to its radical claims of Jesus Christ’s marriage to Mary Magdalene. The ...
  • Universal applicability of Buddhist ethics 
    Damithajothi Thero, Balagoda (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    morality or intellectuality human being. Buddhist morality and ethics are oriented around a path in which followers take responsibility for their own volitional actions. Ethics concern a philosophical reflection on morality. ...

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