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  • Middle class in Malgudi: An evocative portrayal 
    Mukherjee, A. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This paper attempts to gain a sociological insight of the depiction of ‗middle class‘ by the celebrated Indian writer R.K. Narayan. Malgudi, a fictional South Indian town, is a prototypical representation of typical Indian ...
  • Museum access for people with special needs 
    Rathnayake, S. (. International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Museums play a major role to showcase a country‘s identity and dignity to the world. It holds a distinctive place in tourism industry and become a major attraction. Museums are attracting people in numbers that were unheard ...
  • The opinions on the use of Sinhala language in adult ELT classroom: A survey conducted at the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya 
    Ratnayake, A.R.M.J.C. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The study set out to investigate the opinions of the use of Sinhala language in adult English Language Teaching (ELT) classrooms. First it is important to state that research in regard to the opinions of the use of Sinhala ...
  • Portrayal of Cleopatra in Roman literature: A seductress or a political strategist? 
    Perera, C.T.S.S. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Cleopatra VII of Egypt is identified as one of the most popular queens and women from antiquity. Nevertheless, it is questionable how history has portrayed this dignified woman from 1st century BCE. Only surviving literary ...
  • Present tense in spoken Tamil and Sinhala: A comparative analysis 
    Anusha, S. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Syntax differs from one language to another. The second language learners find it hard to understand the syntax of the language they learn when it differs from the syntax found in their mother tongue. Thus, the similarities ...
  • Puswedilla‟s Arsetolk: A study of the extra-linguistic values of the Hierarchized Sri Lankan English 
    Prasadika, K.A.T. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    A close textual reading of Feroze Kamardeen‘s political comedy, which rapturously catered/caters to an audience of bourgeois taste, sheds light on a pertinent issue related to Sri Lankan English; namely, the disenfranchisement ...
  • Re-valuing the human nature in relation to post-war reconciliation in Sri Lanka: A Kantian perspective 
    Wasalathanthrige OMI, E.L. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sri Lanka is going through the post-war era and it is a crucial period in the process of national reconciliation and co-existence. The racial-expansion and propagation that is currently being practiced in the country, is ...
  • Relationship between mindfulness and happiness to develop life satisfaction of university students in Sri Lanka 
    Weerawansa, S. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Mindfulness is defined as the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose in the present moment, and not being judgmental about the unfolding of experiences moment by moment. In practicing mindfulness, one ...
  • Revaluing ESP teaching: Applying Multi-Dimensional Analysis to teach genres to Sri Lankan undergraduates 
    Kithulgoda, E. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    It has been a long felt need in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) pedagogy to provide more authentic and effective lesson materials to teachers instructing undergraduates on genres related to professional contexts. In ...
  • The Role of Religion in Value Education: The Case of India 
    Kumar, R. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    According to the 2011 census of the government, approximately 79 percent of India`s population is Hindus, 14 percent is Muslims, and 4 percent adheres to Christianity and other religions. Other religions include the Sikhism, ...
  • Significance of mindfulness and clear comprehension (sati-sampajañña) for material and spiritual development 
    Ven. Jatila (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Mindfulness and clear comprehension (sati-sampajañña) play significant role in implementing both material and spiritual development among human being. Working without sati-sampajañña generates problems and failures, whereas ...
  • Sri Lankan Buddhist chants (Paritta) and indigenous music 
    Kumara, C.R. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The focus of this research is to identify the history and evolution of Sri Lankan Buddhist chants and its musical elements that forecasted the indigenous musical tradition in the country. Apparently, the Buddhist relgious ...
  • A study on the curriculum of Chinese culture in the field of Humanities, Sri Lanka 
    Kandambi, S.U. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Gradually, a vast number of Sri Lankan students are becoming motivated to learn the Chinese language because of its necessity in contemporary Sri Lankan society. Foreign language education is basically not derived from ...
  • Using Mainstream Video Games to Promote Learner Motivation towards English as a Second Language in Tertiary Level Education 
    Ekanayake, E. M. P. E. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Prominent thinkers and researchers in the field of ELT/L (English Language Teaching/ Learning) such as R.C. Gardner and Stephen Krashen stress on the importance of student motivation, attitudes and on the importance of ...
  • War art, instinctual drives and nationalism with reference to “The Shrine of Innocents”: Interpreting contemporary history through war art 
    Perera, U.M. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    War art is presented to public in many forms which vary from painting, sculpture, installations to graffiti, which in all their forms propel the message of either propaganda or futility of war. ―The Shrine of Innocents‖ ...
  • Western Hegemony over Eastern resources: Adaptation of western religious symbols by Greco – Bactrian rulers 
    Jayasekara, M. (International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2018/2019) , Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Following the death of Alexander that marked a relatively brief period of reign, his vast empire fell into the hands of Macedonian leaders. The lands of the old Achaemenid Empire such as Persia, Choarsmia, Parthia, Aria, ...

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