Fernando, Dinali(Kalyani: Journal of the University of Kelaniya, 2015)
The use of Sri Lankan English (SLE) vocabulary among Sri Lankans themselves has
been the focus of some debate. While some studies have found that teachers of English
tend to reject SLE vocabulary, particularly borrowings, ...
Fernando, Dinali(Colombo: Women’s Education and Research Centre (WERC), 2011)
Postcolonial studies as well as sociolinguists have long asserted the significance of
language in postcolonial societies and the unquestionable power that language has in
constructing reality. Both disciplines explore ...
Fernando, Dinali(Govt Maharaja Postgraduate College, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, 2020)
This presentation is based on the narratives of Sri Lankan teachers of literature about their experiences
of teaching English literature online in times of COVID 19 in Sri Lanka. Online teaching has produced
a rather ...
Fernando, Dinali(University of Sri Jayawardenepura, 2016)
Universities and university students have long been a fertile source of slang, which can be defined as an
informal variety of language comprising words and expressions used by a particular social group. Research
in campus ...
Sri Lankan English (SLE) was adopted as the model for teaching and learning English by a state programme of teacher training
and ELT development in the country, the English as a Life Skill (ELS) project, in 2009. With the ...
Fernando, Dinali; Sivaji, Karuna(Sri Lanka English Language Teachers' Association, 2014)
This paper reports on a study that investigates the views of teachers of English in the Northern
Province on the unique phonological features of Jaffna English, a variety of Sri Lankan English
(SLE) that has its own ...
Fernando, Dinali(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, 2020)
The study of language attitudes has long been a significant area of research. Generally adopting
social psychological approaches, language attitudes research at present is dominated by studies of
attitudes towards World ...
In The Last Resistance, Jacqueline Rose writes, “As far as nationhood is
concerned, flesh and blood – or in Freud’s formula ‘blood and nerves’ is
a suspect form of belonging” (22). As fresh cycles of violence erupt ...
Niles, Sabreena; Rathnayake, Isuru(King's College London (KCL) University, 2022)
This study explores the potential to renegotiate pedagogical practices in light of the
unprecedented transformations necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic, through centralising
discourses surrounding the body in relation ...
Human’s earliest period in history had been awestruck by natural phenomena and the working of the universe. Greece was considered the cradle of Western civilization. They had sought peace and come to a compromise through ...
Arachchi, Hiruni Udumulla(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
Madness is closely associated with female characters and is portrayed as a woman's 'dis-ease' in 19th-century literature. Bertha Mason, 'the woman in the attic' in the pioneer feminist text, Jane Eyre demonstrates madness ...
Bandara, Samali Irugal(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
Cultural Exchange steps beyond the concept of one country - one nation. The world is blessed with incredible cultural values which showcase the true prestige and glory of each strong nation. However, people would find it ...
Fernando, W. W. A. P. H.(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
Many non-native English as a second language (ESL) teachers have to go through numerous issues to improve their students' language abilities in developing writing skills. As an innovation, integrating short film in the ...
Rajapaksha, Hirunika(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
The purpose of this study is to examine how the ‘Cello’ has been used in the Sri Lankan music industry, whether it has been successful. Within the invention of the 16th century in Italy, the cello has been evolving as a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kulasinghe, Janani(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
Individuals use a variety of communication tools in their day-to-day life, where these means of communication via networks is widespread. Communication tools such as networks and applications are used to convey emotions, ...
Rathnayaka, R. M. R. P. N.(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2021)
humanistic aims and ‘Religious Education’ that is capable of developing a whole person not just through academic skills which has highlighted the need to teach as a core subject in many countries in the world. This study ...