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  • Buddhist Economic Philosophy as a guideline for country oriented Economic Growth 
    Abeyrathne, R.M.D.H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Economics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Buddhist Economics is a branch of Buddhist philosophy originated in India 2500 years ago. Initially Buddhism was known as a religious study based on spirituality and the middle path known as (medum piliwetha) is the ...
  • Building a Nation: Examining the evolution of „nation‟ in postcolonial African literature 
    Welageda, S.; Gamage, A.; Ranaweera, H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The concept of the „nation‟ and „nation building‟ has been a salient part of Postcolonial African literature. Countering the predominant white mainstream narratives that distort the reality of the colonized, postcolonial ...
  • Challenges faced by the Female Tea pluckers in Sri Lanka: A study based on Galle District 
    Ponnamperuma, P. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Tea plantation is a labour-intensive sector in Sri Lanka. The woman is marginalized and termed as the less skilled labour. Plucking is described as a skill that women have acquired through their nimble fingers. The main ...
  • Challenges Faced by Translators in Translating Idioms from English to Sinhala 
    Siriwardhana, K.K.V.V.L. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Many linguistic professionals mention that idioms are the most difficult phrases to translate. Moreover, most importantly, the meaning of these peculiar phrases cannot be predicted by the literary definitions without ...
  • Challenges of Teaching and Learning Science in English Medium Instruction; A Case Study on a National and a Provincial Level School in Colombo District 
    Bamunusinghe, H.H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    English Medium Instruction (EMI) in teaching has occupied a prominent status at present with the expansion of English as a lingua franca in the modern world. Sri Lanka has implemented EMI in the secondary level education ...
  • Challenges of Translating Newspapers from Sinhala to English: With Reference to Political News 
    Rathnamalala, R.I.B.S.U. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of , Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Within the spectrum of genres in news media, this study aims at print media (newspapers) and on sub genres called „news features‟ and „news articles‟ based on politics. In the journalistic field, especially in the field ...
  • Chinese Language as a soft-power instrument in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, D.P.S.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of International Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The people‟s Republic of China is regarded as one of the most prominent countries which have utilized their soft power in order to expand their influence. PRC attempts to use its economic power through debt-trap diplomacy ...
  • A comparative study between Yasõdarãvata and Its English translation by Ranjini Obeyesekere 
    Thiloka, R.A.D.A.; Diyalagoda, D.P.N.S.; Withanage, W.P.R.D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Translation is generally defined as the process of converting textual materials in one language into another language. One of the major categories of translation is literary translation, in which a literary work from its ...
  • A comparative study of proverbs in Chinese and Japanese 
    Thambawita, I.L. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Proverbs, in nature, are greatly associated with culture. They are comprehensive and vivid images, and select materials widely delivering different types of psychological information, cultural knowledge and human lives. ...
  • A comparative study on Chinese Wushu Sanda and Sri Lankan Angampora 
    Madhumadhawa, H.R.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Every country has their own culture; each has significant characteristics. Both Sri Lankan and Chinese culture have attracted people all over the world because of the uniqueness of their cultures. Both countries have their ...
  • A Comparative Study on Sri Lankan and French Music Videos 
    Manike, R.M.S.R.; Kurukulasooriya, K.A.Y.M.; Nisansala, U.P.A.D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    According to the Oxford dictionary, music video is a videotaped performance of a recorded popular song, usually accompanied by dancing and visual images interpreting the lyrics. This research examines the similarities and ...
  • The comparison of Chinese and Sinhala Causative sentences Foscuing on „ràng‟（让） 
    Wettasinghe, D.V.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    There are many special Chinese sentence patterns, which are different from other languages by their national characteristics. Chinese causative sentences, as one of Chinese special sentence patterns in modern Chinese, are ...
  • Comparison of Chinese and Sinhala causative sentences take: „Ràng‟（让） as an example 
    Wettasinghe, D.V.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    There are many special Chinese sentence patterns, which are different from other languages by its national characteristics. Chinesecausative sentences, as one of Chinese special sentence pattern in modern Chinese, are ...
  • Comparison of Refusal Strategies Used in Sri Lanka and Japan when Refusing a Request on SNS 
    Wasalage, U.B. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This research study attempts to compare the refusal strategies used in the two different cultures; Sri Lanka and Japan. Basically the cultural values, the way people think and the way people respond to situations differ ...
  • Confusions Faced by Translators in Translating English Homonyms into Sinhala 
    Kannangara, K.K.D.T.I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    A homonym can be defined as a word that is spelt like another word (or pronounced like it), but which has a different meaning. Homonyms play a tricky role in a language as there is more than one possible meaning despite ...
  • Contextual issues in translating Tamil Loan Words in Sinhala to English Language 
    Thilakarathne, T.C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Loanwords are the words adopted for a language by speakers from another language. Modern Sinhala language has the influence of many foreign languages. Tamil, which is one of the major languages in the process of language ...
  • Developing Reading And Listening Test Papers To Investigate The Influence Of Item Types On The Performance Of Comprehension Skills Of ESL Learners 
    Jayasinghe., J.D.U.M.; Upamalika., T.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Assessment is considered as one of the indispensable pedagogical process in language teaching and learning, and it provides opportunities for teachers to recognize their objectives and to realize the extent to which the ...
  • Difficulties Encountered By Translators When Referring Glossaries: With Special Reference To The Glossaries Of Technical Terms Of The Department Of Official Languages – Sri Lanka 
    Thennakoon, T. M. N. M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Translation, the process of transferring the meaning of a text in one language into another language can be categorized as technical translation and non-technical translation. Technical translation, also known as non-literary ...
  • Discussion of Love through the Setting of Emily Bronte‟s “Wuthering Heights” 
    Hewa, S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Emily Bronte‟s novel “Wuthering Heights” revolves around the unique romantic relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. The landscape of the lonely moorlands of Yorkshire acts as a central image to which the plot and ...
  • Effectiveness of Rubrics Used for Assessing Presentation Skills of the Undergraduates of Bachelors‟ in Business Management Degree Program of the University of Kelaniya 
    Randhuli, I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In the past few years there has been a considerable shift of teaching process where the “learner-centered‟‟ teaching is recognized as being significant and critical to learning. Along with that, in the domain of assessment, ...

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