International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC): Recent submissions

  • Integrating Computer Assisted Language Learning in the English as a Second Language Class Room 
    YapaArachchi, Y.A.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The rapid advancement of technology has changed the way the world operates. Technology has invaded the every facet of human lives. Reformation of various kinds is taking place in the field of educationdue to modern ...
  • Individual Health care and vinaya regulations in Buddhism 
    Rajapaksha, R.M.J.K.; Prasanthi, H.M.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This paper draws attention on individual health and vinaya regulations. The medicine is one of the essential parts of the basic human needs. According to Buddhism basic needs can be divided in to four parts. They are ...
  • Impact of the proficiency in English language on the students‟ performance in their main subjects 
    Alahakoon, P.P.; Udeshinee, W.A.; Peiris, A.E. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    As ESL teachers at Sri Lanka Institute of Information technology (SLIIT), we observed that the students‘ performances are in different levels not only in English but also in their main subjects. Since the degrees offered ...
  • Impact of Testing in the English Language Teaching Classroom 
    Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Although language forms and grammatical structures are taught in the classroom to the students of Extension Courses in English program at the University of Ruhuna, it is difficult to realize whether they have understood ...
  • Impact of Social Media on Mainstream Journalism 
    Neelima, B.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The single most important transformation in Journalism in the present age is the impact of Social media on mainstream news production, distribution and consumption. Journalists are using Social media as a professional ...
  • How Sri Lankan students gain the proficiency in correct Chinese pronunciation 
    Priyangika, S.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Correct pronunciation occupies a prominent place in the course of learning a Foreign Language as fluency of a particular language cannot be achieved only by learning its grammar. At present Chinese Language is learnt as ...
  • How Indians are using Social media for news consumption: A study 
    Vani, C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The rise of the Social media has been phenomenal in India in the recent decade, giving rise to various ways and patterns of news consumption, across media platforms for readers and audiences. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube ...
  • “Hoos’ and Hurrahs in Jumbo vs. Betel Final” 
    Gamage, S.U. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This study attempts to investigate the common morphological processes used in forming neologisms found in Sri Lankan print media. The morphological processes adopted in this study are affixation, compounding, borrowing, ...
  • History, Identity, and Herstory: A Simultaneous Reconstruction and Deconstruction of the Dravidian Movement 
    Lakshminarayan, B. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In the scholarly work surrounding the Dravidian Movement in Tamil Nadu, India, none seems to focus on the particular experience of the upper-caste woman‘s. This paper attempts to document this narrative. Based on the ...
  • Globalize Economy and Sinhala Language Identity 
    Premaratna, C.D.H.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Many ethnic groups operate within a strong historical identity relative to the religion, language, and culture. This identity contribute to instilling group norms, expectations, and preferences. Today the world is becoming ...
  • Gira, Hansa messenger poetries on the basis of ideological political conflict in the kotte era 
    Madhusanka, H.A.G. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Gira and Hansa have been categorized as messenger poetries (In Sinhala "Sandesha Kawya") written in Kotte era. When comparing the texts, it seemed Gira was a older than Hansa and latter was a sharpen answer to the former. ...
  • Gender sensitivity in Human security definition 
    Nadeesha, H.M.L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Human security is a relatively new concept that emerged to address the modern security threats that cannot be addressed via traditional security approaches. Narrow definition of human security address two main paradigms; ...
  • Gabriel Okara’S Poetry Functions as a Vehicle of African Identity 
    Inparaj, C.T.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Gabriel Okara is the first significant English language African poet to write in a modern style. With Okara, Nigerian poetry in English matures and taken a big leap forward. Conflict of identity is often emerged as an ...
  • Friendship, Justice and Sri Lanka’s Armed Conflict: A Study of Somaratne Dissanayake’s Saroja 
    Jayasena, N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Writing about a nation emerging from three decades of violent conflict requires one to rethink identities irrevocably altered by the dehumanizing effects of war. Since the conclusion of the armed conflict in May 2009, ...
  • Fine arts specified in Kavsilumina 
    Pieris, I.R.N.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Sinhalese poet had vast source for the subject matter to draw from the stories in Jātakas. They were well suited for the theme of a Mahākāwya. The best example for a Mahākāwya in Sinhalese is the Kavsilumina that is based ...
  • Filtration of literary texts in the case of an intermediate language: A study based upon French literary works translated into Sinhalese 
    Rajapaksha, U.D. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Each year, thousands of literary works are being translated into Sinhalese, due to the popular demand. The Sri Lankan demand for world literature has grown to such an extent that there is a trend of literary works of ...
  • Error Analysis on the Usage of Prepositions by the ESL Learners in Writing Tasks 
    Jayasinghe, R.R. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This study examines the patterns of three types of errors: omission errors, substitution errors and addition errors in the usage of prepositions by ESL (English as a Second Language) leaners in writing tasks. The study ...
  • Effectiveness of English Language Teaching in Government Schools in the Gampaha District 
    Rajappakse, R.W.D.N.K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Even though every child commences to learn English from their nursery, even after thirteen years of education of the English language, there are students who are unable to pass the General English language paper in the ...
  • Effectiveness of ELTU Course for First Year Undergraduates in Accomplishing L2 Requirements 
    Thakshila, L.M.; Jayasekara, S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    If new entrants to the university have less competency in the English language, they find it challenging to follow degree programmes in the English medium. Students of the beginners‘ level classes at ELTU are reluctant to ...
  • Detective Deconstructed: Miss Marple as a subversion of the traditional Detective discourse 
    Bandara, K.M.K.S.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Detective fiction is a genre that gained critical acclaim at an unprecedented rate over the past few decades. The way in which it engages with the reader intellectually is a significant reason behind the increasing popularity ...

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