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Pragmatic Application Of Back Translation As A Corrective Strategy To The Mistakes In Literary Translation: A Study With Reference To Agatha Christie’s Short Story Collection-The Thirteen Problems

Nanayakkara, A.; Nagodawithana, A.; Weerasiri, T. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Literary translation is a genre of literary form in which a work written in one language is re-created in another. Many translators believe that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible to translate works of literature. ...
Parental Attitude Towards Their Children Becoming Bilinguals

Bamunusinghe, H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

First language acquisition of a child is determined by the attitudes of the care takers in the choices of which languages to teach their children, how to teach them and when to begin. Mostly the parents who use more than ...
Myths And Ideas On Learning English Speech In Pinnawala, Sri Lanka

Dilhara, S.; Herath, N.; Kavindi, R. (, Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

English speech has been given a lot of prominence in Sri Lanka in the ESL context. In the recent past, English was introduced as a life skill and is taught from grade one to grade eleven and is offered as a compulsory ...
Morphological Variations In ‘Sri Lankan Song Lyrics’ Written In Both Sinhala And English

Kavishka, D.; Nilaweera, I.; Illepperuma, A.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Entertainment currently plays an integral part in modern man’s life. Undoubtedly, music plays a significant role in the field of entertainment and it has changed rather remarkably due to the concept of globalization. More ...
Morphological Processes of SLE In Present Day Social Media

Jayarathna, D.; Wazeer, S.; Weerawarna, N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Sri Lankan English (SLE) has an exclusive lexical repertoire distinct from other varieties of English used in the Asian subcontinent. The study of SLE morphology in social media is relatively an understudied area in the ...
Korean Wave In Sri Lanka: Past, Present And Future

Fernando, A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of International Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

“Korean Wave” is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s. This phenomenon which began in Southeast Asia reached Sri Lanka a decade ago driven by the spread of Korean TV shows and music. ...
Issues Faced By A Translator In Translating Cultural Words Under The 5th Cultural Category Introduced By Peter Newmark: Sinhala To English

Rathnamalala, R.I.B.S.U. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

According to Newmark (1988) there are five cultural categories which a translator should focus on. The cultural categories vary from culture to culture and there are distinguished characteristics among them. This study ...
Investigating The Factors That Affect Esl Students’ Listening Comprehension With Reference To The 1st Year Humanities Students Of University Of Kelaniya

Ilfa, M.I.; Jayasinghe, J.D.U.M.; Upamalika, T.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

One of the most important components of language learning in the ESL context is listening. In spite of its importance, listening has been a neglected skill in ESL context since researchers considered it as an ability that ...
In Between Fact And Fiction: A Study On The Novel “Village In The Jungle” By Leonard Woolf

Amrasinghe, H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

In the present study I intend to discuss the importance of facts on fiction, using the novel “Village in the Jungle” by Leonard Woolf. Being a novel written during the colonial rule, the novel portrays many socio-political ...
Impact Of Borrowings From Sinhala On Sri Lankan English Within The Religious Domain

Harischandra, W.R.I.P. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching , Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Sinhala and Tamil can be considered the two main widely spoken native languages in Sri Lanka. Among these two main native languages, Sinhala has a great impact on the variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka which is known ...
Difficulties Encountered By Translators When Translating Words Reflecting English Cuisine To Sinhala With Special Reference To The Translation Of Fifth Formers Of St Clare’s By Enid Blyton

Thennakoon, T.M.N.M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Translation can be defined as the act of transferring a text in one language into another language. Intra-lingual translation or translation which involves two different languages will be taken into consideration in this ...
Creating Critical Theory Using Cinema-Semiotics For The Music Video Art

Fernando, D.C.V. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Music video is considered a new art form in this era of digital media but it is a debate whether music video is an art form or merely popular commercialized industry. Although most of the music videos are only fan based ...
Challenges Faced By The Undergraduates Of State Universities Who Speak Minority Languages: An Exploration Of The Sri Lankan Language Policies On Higher Education

Randhuli, K.G.I.; Amarasinghe, H.P.; Kulathunga, K.M.J.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

The present study attempts to investigate the challenges encountered by the undergraduates who speak minority languages in Sri Lankan state universities. Although there are varied issues that the minority undergraduates ...
Awareness And Attitudes On The Variety Of English Used In Sri Lanka Among The Undergraduates Studying In State Universities In Sri Lanka

Abesooriya, L. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

This abstract outlines the results of a study which was carried out on the awareness and attitudes of undergraduates of state universities in Sri Lanka about the variety of English they use and the variety of English used ...
Attitudes Of Ordinary Level English Teachers Regarding The Usage Of Poetry As A Tool To Improve English Language In The ESL Classroom With Reference To Galle District

Ponnamperuma, P. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

Using poetry in the ESL context. Teachers don’t use poetry to teach English. The role of poetry in today’s language studies has diminished due to the lack of interest of teachers and students in learning and teaching poetry ...
A Study On Teaching/Learning Of English To Visually Impaired Students In Sri Lanka

Rathnayake, I.A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2018)

This research study examines some of the basic issues that have impacted the teaching/learning process of English language to visually impaired students in Sri Lanka. The research study is conducted with the awareness that ...
A Study On Language Socialization In Bilingual Daycares Around Nugegoda

Weerarathna, A.M.P.H. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2018)

Inspired by the developmental stages of the first language acquisition (FLA), and with the context and cultural situations, the current study of learning patterns in daycares explores the language socialization as a main ...
A Study On English-Sinhala Subtitle Translation; With Special Reference To The Movie “Goodfellas” And Its Sinhala Subtitles

Wijayabandara, T. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2018)

Field of translation is exponentially expanding. Simultaneously, motion picture industry has reached its heights. Movies are culturally sensitive and they belong to one language. Therefore, involvement of another language ...
A Socio –Linguistic Study on The Register Used in Aviation

Muththunga, M.M.S.C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

In linguistics, register is defined as a variety of language determined by subject matter. Generally, a switch into a particular register engages little more than turning to a particular set of words associated with the ...
A Phonological Study On The Japanese Numbers And The Counters

Wimalaweera, N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)

This research discusses about Japanese numbers and counters. There are Native Japanese numbers and Sino-Japanese numbers. When counting, numbers are attached with counters. Then, the pronunciation of the number and the ...

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