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  • Morphological Processes of Sri Lankan English in English newspapers in Sri Lanka 
    Athapaththu, A.P.B.; Hettiarachchi, S. U. J.; Wickramasinghe, W.A.D.D.U. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    One of the main devices used to express different feelings and concepts of the users of a new variety of a language is new vocabulary. Sri Lankan English which is identified as a distinct variety of English has a rich ...
  • Morphological Processes Used in Text Messages 
    Wijesinghe, U.D.T.M.; Jayarathne, V.; Hewage, H.O.W. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Sri Lankan English (SLE) has an exclusive repertoire distinct from other varieties of English used in the Asian subcontinent. SLE morphology used in social media has been discussed in many research studies. This current ...
  • Productive morphological processes in Sri Lankan English 
    Katugampala, K.H.; Maduwanthi, M.L.S.; Rajasekara, W.M.V.; Madhurangi, P.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The use of morphological processes in Sri Lankan English (SLE) is a prominent issue in these days. The aim of this empirical research is to identify productive morphological processes in Sri Lankan English. There is a ...
  • The promotion of Sri Lankan English Morphology through Social Media 
    Jayasinghe, N.; Jayatilaka, T.; Wickramasinghe, S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The purpose of this research is to establish that Sri Lankan English (SLE) is widely used on social media and in pop culture, which thereby results in the promotion and avocation of SLE Morphology among the general public. ...
  • Reflective Teaching: Exploring The Influence Of The Curriculum On Language Acquisition 
    Almeida, S.; Abeythunga, M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Curriculum design has a direct impact on the process of teaching and learning. In Sri Lankan education structure, English is included as a compulsory subject through educational reforms, yet it is visible that fluency and ...
  • Representation of women in the context of marriage depicted in Sri Lankan memes 
    Wathsala, H.M.S.; De Zoysa, T.R. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Women being always subjected to various portrayals in media, their image is now the source of new age humor; Internet Memes. Widespread all over in the social media platforms, these memes express any aspect of the individual, ...
  • Sequencing of grammar contents and its impact on achieving the intended learning outcomes: An analysis of English textbooks used in Sri Lankan government schools from grade 6 - 8 
    Amarasinghe, H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English language teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The English knowledge of a majority of the school students in Sri Lanka is not up to the expected standard, this is a well-known fact. The analysis of O/L results of the 2015 English language paper by the Examinations ...
  • Statistical Analysis on Reading & Listening of Secondary Level ESL Students 
    Galagoda, S.; Iresha, K.L.M.; Sewwandi, R.I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The present study investigates the item analysis of both reading and listening in order to uphold the test effectiveness and fairness to enhance the exam quality. Language testing is as important as language teaching itself. ...
  • A study based on Sri Lankan English morphological processes identified in Text Messages 
    Ruwandika, K.; Sachini, C.T.D.C.Y. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Standard Sri Lankan English is a distinct variety which exhibits distinctive features that differ from other varieties, particularly from standard British English and American English. These distinctive features can be ...
  • A Study of Chinese Gift Giving Culture 
    Thushari, L.K.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Culture is an important aspect in Chinese society and Chinese people respect their culture. Gifts are the most important social exchange method of human society. China has a gift giving culture and it has a long history. ...
  • A Study on Attitudes of Teachers and Students Towards Implementing an Open-Book Examination for GCE O/L English Literature 
    Pravini, H.B.H.; Hansakie, D.W.P.A.; Amunugama, A.M.W.D.G.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Generally, the examinations conducted in Sri Lanka, including Grade five Scholarship examination, GCE Ordinary Level examination and GCE Advanced Level examination are focused on testing the memorizing skills of the ...
  • A Study on attitudes of Teachers and Students towards implementing an open-Book Examination for GCE O/L English Literature 
    Pravini, H.B.H.; Hansakie, D.W.P.A.; Amunugama, A.M.W.D.G.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Generally, the examinations conducted in Sri Lanka, including Grade five Scholarship examination, GCE Ordinary Level examination and GCE Advanced Level examination are focused on testing the memorizing skills of the ...
  • A Study on Collectivism and Individualism in the Movie The Farewell by Lulu Wang 
    Kandanaarachchi, K.A.S.; Wijayabandara, H.M.T. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The Farewell is a movie about the constant battle between Collectivistic and Individualistic values of two cultures, based on the true story of the director and the writer; Lulu Wang. The movie locates Billi, the ...
  • A Study on how audience reception affects Professional Wrestling 
    Wickramasinghe, H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The success of a Professional Wrestling or any entertainment medium depends entirely on its reception by the audience. Without listening to the audience‟s expectations the show cannot exist. Therefore, audience reception ...
  • A Study on Speech Accommodation of Bilingual Preschoolers around Nugegoda Area 
    Weerarathna, A.M.P.H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In linguistics, accommodation is the process by which participants in a conversation adjust their accent, diction, or other aspects of language according to the speech style of the other participant. It is used to be called ...
  • A study on the Attitudes of School leavers towards Sri Lankan English and how it affects Language Planning and Policy in the Sri Lankan Education System 
    Wazeer, F.S.; Rathnayake, A.G.N.K.; Wijesinghe, U.D.T.M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Sri Lankan English (SLE) or Ceylonese English is the variety of English Language spoken and understood in Sri Lanka. It belongs to the family of South Asian Englishes. The study of attitudes towards SLE among school leavers ...
  • A Study on the Difficulties encountered by the translators when translating cultural words with special reference to the short novel Vap Magula by Somarathna Balasuriya 
    Ratnayake, I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Translation which is the process of transferring an idea of one language to another language, can be considered as one of the most effective ways to communicate between two cultures. This study was specially focused on ...
  • A study on the effectiveness of communicative language teaching approach in schools in Rathnapura District- Sri Lanka 
    Lakmali, M.A.M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Communicative language teaching (CLT) approach is learning to communicate. The Sri Lankan Government has adopted the communicative approach to teaching English in the government schools (National Institute of Education, ...
  • A study on the errors of business Chinese vocabulary, case study of level II level III students of degree program in the University of Kelaniya 
    Dharmakeerthi, M. M. I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    China is one of the fastest growing economies and one of the largest global markets in the world. So business Chinese is very important. International students need to learn business Chinese vocabulary. The acquisition of ...
  • A Study On The Impact Of Machine Translation Software Towards Technical Translation: With Special Reference On English To Sinhala Category 
    Dilshani, T.; Senevirathna, C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)
    A software capable of conducting a flawless automatic translation between natural languages independent of human interference could be termed as Machine Translation (MT) or Fully Automated Translation (FMT). As a subfield ...

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