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  • Tackling the Most Challenging Spatial Preposition in English 
    Amaraweera, S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study attempts to identify and tackle the issues in the use of “at”, the most challenging and one of the three most commonly-used spatial prepositions in the English language, - „at‟, „in‟ and „on‟ – in teaching English ...
  • Tanglish – The Hybrid Indian English. 
    Krishnasamy, K. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    New Englishes are evolving as a result of mixing English with a language. Tanglish, the hybrid variety is a blend of Tamil and English. This hybrid variety is popularly spoken by the youngsters in Tamilnadu. Advertising, ...
  • Teacher Code Switching: Functions and Impact on Students‟ Performance and Attitudes. 
    Edirisinghe, E. M. H. J.; Ratwatte, H.V. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Code switching (CS) or translanguaging in the ESL classroom has been viewed from different perspectives. Some scholars like Chi (2000), Brown (2001), Macaro (2001), Tang (2002), Lie and Martin (2009) have shown that the ...
  • Teachers' Role When Using Games in the ESL Classroom for Sri Lankan Young Adults: A Case Study on Perceptions and Practices of Teachers. 
    Pandithasundera, H. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Catering to students with various learning styles in a language classroom is a challenging task for teachers. Therefore, according to Gardner's Multiple Intelligence theory (1983) teachers should consider selecting techniques ...
  • Teaching English as a Second Language in Sri Lanka: Facing a Paradox 
    Perera, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    English is the most popular foreign language in Sri Lanka. This language played a key role in the process of social stratification which took place after the collapse of the feudal and the colonial systems. After teaching ...
  • Teaching Strategies to overcome Internal Differenciation (Binnendifferenzierung) in teaching German as a Foreign Language. 
    Cooray, B.M.S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    The German term “Binnendifferenzierung”, is often referred to as internal differentiation, which signifies all forms of differentiation within a group of learners who are taught jointly, using variety of methods to deal ...
  • Tibeto Burman Languages of Northeast India: Problems and Prospects 
    Basumatary, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    North East India is the eastern most region of India and constitutes 8% of India‟s size. According to 2011 census, its population is nearly 40 million. The majority of the languages spoken in North East India mostly belong ...
  • Topic-marking in Sinhala 
    Ananda, M.G.L. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The topic-comment articulation is a left peripheral syntactic operation that serves a discourse function in natural language. The English construction referred to as topicalization involves the articulation in topic and ...
  • Translating Concrete Poems 
    de Silva, J. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Poems are not merely things that are read but also things that are seen. The visual appearance of a poem is given more attention than that of a prose and quite rightly poets tend to get more use of it. A type of poetry in ...
  • Translation Errors Made by Sinhalese Students Learning Japanese as a Foreign Language 
    Priyadarshani, R.M.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This study aims to clarify the translation errors made by Sinhalese students learning Japanese as a foreign language. Japanese is said to be one of the easy-to-learn languages for the Sri Lankan learners since there are ...
  • Transliteration as a Dimension of Translation. 
    Srikandavel, G. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Translation is an emerging field. Many challenges are encountered during the process of translation. When a translator finds it difficult to do a translation, she/he can seek for alternatives in order to meet the satisfaction ...
  • Two Types of Quirky-case Subjects in Involitive Constructions in Sinhala: A Study under Theta System Theory 
    Xiong, J. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Involitionality in Sinhala, as reflected in the verb morphology, usually has the subject marked with quirky (non-nominative) cases, which are either atin-marked or dative, as shown in (1) and (2). (1) a. laməya atin kooppe ...
  • Two Word Orders or One: An Investigation of Code-Blending in HKSL-Cantonese Bimodal Bilinguals. 
    Perera, L. S. S. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    Bimodal bilingualism is one of the rarely explored areas in bilingualism. It allows simultaneous production of two languages, which distinguishes it from unimodal approach. This paper attempts to make some adjustment of ...
  • Use of Language for Public Relations: A Case of Sinhala Dialects 
    Jinadasa, M.P.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Language is utilised for building relationships among peers. Public Relation is a process of making strong understanding and image building among stakeholders of an institution. Despite the fact that variety of tools and ...
  • Use of Learner‟s First Language in ESL Classroom. 
    Disanayake, D.M.K.H. (The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)
    This paper attempts to appraise the success of allowing L1 to be used in ESL classroom to a limited extent in achieving the targets of ESL teaching, first teachers being aware of instances where and how they should use L1 ...
  • The Use of Music as an Effective Tool in English as a Second Language Classrooms to Teach Verb Forms 
    Gamage, S.U. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Today, most of the ESL learners in Sri Lanka consider English language learning as anxiety packed, insipid and an unconquerable obstacle. Moreover, Karunarathna (1993) has mentioned that the methods employed by the facilitator ...
  • Use of Official Languages among Public Officers: A Case Study of Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat in Sri Lanka 
    Perera, M.A.D.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This research is concerned with the use of official languages among public officers with special reference to the Dehiwala Divisional Secretariat (DS) in Sri Lanka. Roughly Sri Lanka is concerned as a multilingual, multiethnic ...
  • The Use of Technology in Sustaining Positive Attitude in English as a Second Language Learning 
    Ravindran, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The second language teaching and learning are conducted purely through traditional face to face modes even at this age of the advancement in technology at the tertiary level in Sri Lanka. The barriers and challenges in ...
  • The Use of ‘Impersonal It’ by English as a Second Language Learners 
    Wijewardana, A.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    ESL learners in Sri Lanka find it difficult to write English sentences due to syntactic differences between their mother tongue and the target language. It is noticeable that the English sentences start mostly with the ...
  • Using Poetry in Teaching English as a Second Language as a Means of Improving Language Production 
    Gunarathne, N.M.A.D.W.C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    With the intention of meeting the needs of English Language learners, Language teachers and instructors are trying to use different methods to improve the language skills of the students. It has been observed that the ...

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