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A Discussion of the Problems in and solution for the Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language for tourist guides

Guangming, G. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In the last five years, the tourism industry in Sri Lanka has been developing rapidly. With the increasing number of Chinese tourists visiting Sri Lanka, the Chinese speaking tourist guides are a strongly felt need. However, ...
The protection of world cultural heritage sites in Sri Lanka

Gamalath, H.N.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage Convention (1972) for a variety of reasons such as the ...
Commentary as a Tool for the Emendation of Canonical Readings: A Critical Survey on Lemmas and their Exegeses in Therīgāthā Aṭṭhakathā

Gamage, A.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This study critically scans the commentarial lemmas and the interpretations in order to reach better emendations of some terms in current Tipitaka editions. The term “lemmas” here stand for the canonical terms that have ...
Evolution of the Buddhist Saṅghas’ Naming Custom

Dhamminda Thero, Galle (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The community of the Saṅgha represents the living part of the Sāsana which has been coming from the 6th century BC. In this community, everything is managed in a proper way of approval (ñatti): saṇghas are not allowed to ...
Cultural assimilation indicated in Sri Lankan Mosaic Art

Embuldeniya, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This research paper principally attempts to explicate how the Sri Lankan mosaic art tradition indicates the cultural assimilation of Sri Lankan society and foreign societies. The methodology of this research paper consists ...
Course Contents of the English Language Textbook for Advance Level Students in Sri Lankan Government Schools and Their Relevance to Learners’ Culture

Embogama, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The importance with regard to the acquisition of the English language was highlighted to a greater extent especially since the 1990s as it was crucial in maintaining open channels of communication between the Sinhala and ...
Sri Lankan Women in International Relations

Dissanayake, S.D.B.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

According to Eleanor Roosevelt, Simone de Beauvoir and numerous other scholars and politicians, international politics and international relations are considered to be domains dominated by men. Although it is true that ...
Documenting cultural values of a Sri Lankan Minority of Indian Origin: A Pilot Study of the Bharatha Community

Dissanayake, G.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The Bharatha community, also known as the “parava”, is one of the 23 ethnic minority ethnic groups in the country, believed to have arrived in Sri Lanka from the 12th to the 16th centuries with skills in pearl fishery. ...
Temple on pillars: A study of the Tämpita Vihāras in the Kurunegala District

Dissanayake, G.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The structures built on a wooden platform resting on short granite pillars or stumpsis a unique type of image houses from the 17th to 19th centuries. Among the Tämpita Vihāras focused on in this project some have also been ...
Information Literacy Skills of Students at University of Kelaniya: Faculty of Social Sciences

Dilinika, J.M.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In today's information society, “a person must be able to recognize when information is needed and have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use effectively the needed information” (ALA, 1989). These skills are also necessary ...
Supporting the Emotionally Challenged Undergraduate Using Neuro- Linguistic Strategies: A Qualitative Narrative Approach

Dias, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Using Narrative constructsthis qualitativeresearch provides an insight into emotional and mental challenges encountered by severalstudents of the English Language Teaching Unit,University of Colombo.Introduction of Neuro ...
A Comparison of Errors in Languages Spoken by Sinhala- English Bilinguals with Post-Stroke Aphasia

Dharmarathna, P.N.I.; Bakmeewewa, D.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Bilinguals are defined as those who use two languages in daily communication. Aphasia as an acquired language disorder affectsvirtually all languages of the bilingual speaker, often in varying degrees. The clinical picture ...
The Contribution of Morphological Awareness to L2 Vocabulary Knowledge and Text Comprehension

Dhanapala, K.V.; Kumara, H.R.C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

First language (L1) research has recently documented the unique contribution of morphological awareness to vocabulary knowledge and text comprehension. However, the extent to which morphological awareness contributes to ...
Generation Y and the challenges confronted by the inherent ideals of Sri Lanka: A Buddhist explanation

Deshapriya, N.A.R.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya “Generation Y” is the human population whoseyears of birth range from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. This is also known as Millennials or ...
Why does one go to hell?: Late 19th cent perspectives seen in the murals of the Vihārayas of the Amarapura Nikāya in the Galle District

de Zoysa, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

As known in Suttas of the Tripiṭaka, hells called Niraya in Pali and Narakaya in Sanskrit, are the lowest of six or five paths of rebirth. In the Devadūta Sutta, hells are located under the realm of humans (Manussalōka). ...
Gender based stress management of top managerial personnel: A study based on selected leading organizations in the Colombo district

de Zoysa, H.N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

‘Stress’ is body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. Stress can have positive as well as negative results. Due to fierce competition in today’s business, managers in many organizations have to contend with stress ...
‘Selling of Identity’: the Dumbara Hand Weavers of Thalagune

de Silva, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The hand weavers of Thalagune are well-known for the art and the tradition of Dumbaraweaving which brings with it, all the elements that represent the craft’s place of origin and its artistic representation.Thalagune is a ...
An Analogy between Linguistics and Science: A comparative study

Silva, S.U.T. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It mainly comprises three aspects including language form, language meaning, and language in context. On the other hand, science involves the systematic study of the structure ...
A study of the poetry in the unpublished manuscripts of Venerable Mihiripanne Dhammarathana

de Silva, S.S.M. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

During the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly during the period of British imperialism there were political, economical, social and cultural changes in Sri Lanka. This period of time also saw a great variety of literary ...
The influence of culture on literary translation of Japanese Language into Sinhala

Dayarathne, P.N.N.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Language and culture are two inter-related fields. One cannot learn a language without its culture. It comes automatically with language studies. Therefore, learning a language is not the mere learning of letters, words ...

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