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University of Kelaniya: English for All?

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dc.contributor.author Rassool, R.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-05-18T06:14:17Z
dc.date.available 2015-05-18T06:14:17Z
dc.date.issued 2007
dc.identifier.citation Rassool, Romola, 2007. 2008, University of Kelaniya: English for All?, Proceedings of the Annual Research Symposium 2007, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, pp 17. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://www.kln.ac.lk/uokr/all.html
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/7519
dc.description.abstract A pass in at least one course unit in English as a Second Language is has been made mandatory for all undergraduates of the University of Kelaniya from 2008. At present, only the faculties of Medicine and Commerce & Financial Management have made English mandatory. This paper is a discussion of the implications of the new regulation on students of lower proficiency in English, especially students of the faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences. The paper analyses the political rationale behind this move to make English mandatory, and looks at the English language learning history of the present first year students with the hypothesis that the level of proficiency and history of exposure to English of the next batch of students will be similar, and therefore we can make a fairly reasonable prediction of the potential problems of the next year's batch. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the need for implementation of a programme that will not place the weaker students at a disadvantage and is consistent with what we know of the varied levels of proficiency that students bring with them when they join the university in their first year. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Kelaniya en_US
dc.title University of Kelaniya: English for All? en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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