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Analysis of Translation Errors in Student's translations (English-Sinhala)

Thennakoon, T.M.H.T. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Translating a sentence can be a challenging process as it should imply the context that the original language wants to imply and it must have the same meaning. If a translator cannot translate the message accurately, the ...
Analysis of Transferring Idioms from English to Sinhala

Bandara, R.R.T.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Translation is the process of converting one language to another. Each and every language consists of its own terms and traditions. „Idioms‟ are one category of specific terms of languages. Although they are used to express ...
An Usage analysis of Adverbs “gang （刚）” 、 “gāngcái（刚才）” and “gānggang（刚刚）” in Modern Chinese ; Case study of Chinese Special Degree Program Students of University of Kelaniya

Disanayake, D.M.I.B. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

While learning Chinese, students face many grammatical problems, especially when they use synonyms, such as “gāng 刚” 、 “gāngcái 刚才” and “gānggang 刚刚”. “gāng” 、 “gāngcái” and “gānggang” can all express the time not long ago ...
An Investigation of Motivation for English Language Learning among First Year Undergraduates of Social Sciences after Following the English for Social Sciences Course at the University of Kelaniya

Maheesha, .C.; Ponnamperuma, D.; Fernando, E. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Motivation plays a significant role in English language learning process as it drives learners to learn the language. According to Gardner (1985), motivation has long been identified as one of the main factors affecting ...
An Analysis On Translating English Syntactic Structure Into Sinhalese

Hansini, H. A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

„Translation‟ is a phenomenon of converting words, phrases in one language (Source Language) to another language (Target Language). The knowledge of the Syntactic Structure of a language is the most important unit for the ...
An analysis of the usage of the similar words "感觉 (feel) and 觉得 (feel)"; a study taking Chinese major students of University of Kelaniya as an example

Diwyanjalee, W.D.M.D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

The present study aims at investigating the Sri Lankan Chinese learners‟ ability to differentiate the proper usage of two similar words 感觉（/gǎnjué/ feel）and 觉得（/juéde / feel）which are not identical. To achieve this aim a ...
A Survey On Chinese Reading Strategies Of Students Majored In Chinese At The University Of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka Special Reference To Candidates Passed HSK Level 3 Or 4

Arunodha, S.W.C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Reading comprehension strategies are one of the most important parts of learning strategies. There are many research strategies on verbal and listening strategies in both local and foreign settings. However, there are few ...
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 translator's approach in translating comedy-dramas; with special reference to the dramatic text of the comedy-drama "The Bear" by Anton Chekhov and its Sinhalese translation " වලසා” by Ariyarathna Vithana

Siriwardana, S.S.W. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Drama is a form of literature which was created and produced to be read and staged. The textual form of a drama is known as the dramatic text or the script. Delivering a dramatic text from one language to another is known ...
A Study on Translating Profane Terms in Literary Translation

Pallewatta, P.G.D.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Profane Language can be described as unsophisticated, offensive language comprising socially unacceptable taboo terms that are often used to express anger. In almost every language profane terms are apparent. Profane ...
A study on translating cultural terms from Sinhala to English with special reference to the 1st Cultural Category introduced by Peter Newmark

Siriwardhana, K.K.V.V.L.; Wanniarachchi, W.S.N.; Ranathunge, S.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Cultural issues may arise from differences between cultural references, such as names of food, clothes and cultural connotations, in general. Peter Newmark introduced five cultural categories in his book“A TextBook of ...
A study on the understanding of modern Chinese approximate numbers of Chinese major students in the University of Kelaniya

Sugandika, H. A. S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of modern languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

As Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, there is a tendency to learn Chinese. Correctly using modern Chinese approximate numbers is a recurrent problem among Chinese learners. Approximate numbers are used when ...
A Study on the Most Productive Morphological Processes in Sri Lankan English Fiction

Perera, S.S.; Chandrasekara, W.; Hewawasam, T. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Among the morphological processes used by the English language speakers, Sri Lankan English users tend to use certain processes more frequently compared to other processes in speech and writing. These morphological processes ...
A study on the importance of Marketing Strategies for the promotion of Sri Lankan Film Industry

Ihalagedara, C.B.B. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Drama, Theater & Image Arts Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka, 2019)

Sri Lankan cinema can be identified as an art as well as a business that aims at a profit. At present, film promotion will be spread out through new media though, film marketing strategies will be spread out through various ...
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 ...
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 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 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 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 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 ...

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