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  • Attitudes and motivation of undergraduates towards learning English as a Second Language 
    Pushpananda, W.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Motivation, the driving force of many human actions, plays a crucial role in the language learning process of a person. Motivation is one factor which steers an individual towards fluency in a language. There can be different ...
  • A Comparative Study between English Version of Facebook and its Sinhalese Translated Version: Suggestions for Improvement. 
    Keerthiwansha, N. W. B. S. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH), 2017 Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Facebook has become one of the most prominent social media applications in the world. At present, it has opened up the translation application to every user in order to translate Facebook into every major language on earth ...
  • Developing the Ability of using Articles through Language Games 
    Amarasiri, Y.; Udara, N.; Maheshika, P.; Atapattu, M.; Jayathilaka, M. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    In Sri Lanka, generally students face difficulties in using ‘correct suitable articles’ in writing. Research foregrounds that students enjoy leaning English through activities such as songs and poems and this research ...
  • Difficulties Encountered by the Japanese Language Learners in Using English Loanwords 
    Udeshika, O.P.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Loanwords are defined as the words where both form and meaning are borrowed or assimilated with some adaptation to the Phonological system of the new language. English loanwords have become a considerable part of the ...
  • Difficulties faced by Undergraduates of Local Universities in reading for their degrees in English medium 
    Sathanandan, R.; Situbandara, S.N.B.A.; Gunasinghe, D.P.D.D.; Gunasekara, M.S.T.; Navarathne, D.M.A.S.; Gunawardena, S. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The difficulty faced by undergraduates reading in English medium is a recurrent issue in Sri Lanka. After one’s tertiary education the next step is occupation. In the present context it is important for everyone to be well ...
  • English language and its usage among the youth 
    de Silva, T. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There have been many researches done on the use of English language by the youth of Sri Lanka and for what purposes they find it necessary to learn English as a language in a rapidly globalizing world. Most studies show ...
  • Impact of Gender and Identity on Learning English as a Second Language. 
    Amarasooriya, D. N. P. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Second language learning has become a socially valued vital learning process as it has the influencing potential to form, manipulate and change the social individual identities towards the positive recognition. In Sri ...
  • Improving English though Participating in University Student Organizations. 
    Ponnamperuma, P.; Ruwandika, K.; Devindi, T. (English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    English has become the de facto language of communication in the academia and the language that some of the student organizations operate in. These student organizations operate networking all universities in and outside ...
  • Information Structure of Thai and English Representation of Ideas in Newspaper Articles 
    Fukham, K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    An individual lexical item serves many functions in texts and one possible function either within a sentence or a longer text is to create links within a sentence or a text. Creation of links between ideas in a sentence ...
  • Intention of Pursuing English as a Second Language by Undergraduates 
    Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    English opens new avenues in almost all the aspects especially in communication and technology in the modern globalized world. When it comes to Sri Lankan context, English language is commonly known as Kaduwa; the sword ...
  • Motivational Factors of Learning English in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna 
    Samaraweera, S.G.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Lack of understanding of the motivational factors of the 1st year students of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at the University of Ruhuna in learning English has impacted negatively on the General ...
  • Preferences on Learning English as a Second Language 
    Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    English occupies the place of a Second Language (ESL) in primary, secondary and tertiary levels playing an inevitable role in the Sri Lankan education arena. Moreover, the necessity of English as a medium of instruction ...
  • Pronunciation errors in English among Sri Lankan school children 
    Hewawasam, I.A.; Amaratunga, J.G.I.D.; Udakumbura, U.D.L.; Pramodya, K.G.H.; Vithanage, V.G.P.M. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The aim of this research is to figure out pronunciation errors of English among school children. The significance of this research is identifying the common pronunciation errors made by Sri Lankan school children and finding ...
  • A Study on the Attitudes and Issues of the Undergraduates Who have Completed the Compulsory English Course for Humanities Students. 
    Keerthiwansha, N.W.B.S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The compulsory English course is designed to improve the English language knowledge of the undergraduates to assist them to continue their respective courses at the university. However, even after the completion of the ...
  • A Study on the Use of English and Sanskrit Borrowings in Contemporary Sinhalese 
    Pawithrani, C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    English and Sanskrit occupy significant places among the languages that have influenced the Sinhalese language. English and Sanskrit words have entered the lexicon of the Sinhalese language as both borrowings and derivative ...
  • Testing the confidence level of international students of a university in the USA when speaking in English 
    Barborich, A.A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The research was carried out to see whether the international students studying in a western university lack confidence to speak in English in an environment where English is the most dominant language. This is a follow ...
  • Use of prepositions among University students learning English as a Second language 
    Madhushani, H.N.G.; Athapaththu, A.M.H.K.; Athapaththu, S.P.; Navarathne, A.S.; Kumari, H.R.U.E. (Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Prepositional usage is a difficult grammar area among the students who are learning English as a second language. Thus, it has been demonstrated that even undergraduates learning English as a second language face difficulties ...
  • Weaknesses of Google Translation; A Study Based on Sinhalese and English Languages 
    Wijesinghe, A.; Kaluarachchi, S.S.; Weerangani, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The process of translating words or text from one language into another is known as translation. It communicates the meaning of a source language text into a target language. It is used for legal, official, literary works ...

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