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ICLSL 2016: Recent submissions

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A Postmethod Pedagogy; Reality or Fallacy in Enhancing Teacher Growth: Special Focus on Higher Education in Sri Lanka

Herath, H.M.U.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Postmethod pedagogy, emerged as an alternative to the concept of method and method based pedagogy which consists of so many limitations, basically focuses on the professional growth of the teachers in ESL teaching and ...
A Study on the Translation Methods in Classical Sinhala Literature

Herath, H.M.K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Practice of translation methods in Sri Lanka has been evident since the time of Arahat Mahinda thero‟s arrival in the third century BC. Indeed, classical Sinhala literature was founded in the translations of chronicles and ...
Colour me…orange? : Incorporating Aspects of the Colourful Semantics Approach into English as a Second Language Lessons at Preschool

Hettiarachchi, S.; Walisundara, D.; Ranaweera, M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Among the challenges faced by Sri Lankan children learning English as an additional or second language is the accuracy of word order and vocabulary knowledge. The Colourful Semantics approach (Bryan, 2008) has been used ...
A Study on the significance of the Language Used in Sangharaja Sadhu Chariyawa

Madhusanka, H.A.G. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The pioneer of the Religious Enlightenment in Sri Lanka during the 17th Century was Welivita Sri Saranankara Sangharaja Thero. He contributed the revival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and received the higher ordination. Sangaraja ...
Ardeshir Cowasjee Centre for Writing at the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, Pakistan: A Case Study

Hassan, M. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This paper presents the case of Ardeshir Cowasjee Centre for Writing at IBA, Karachi, Pakistan as a useful solution for the writing related needs of university students of ESL background. The study determines that in ...
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 ...
Syntax of Discourse Particles in English Spoken in the Middle East

Ghosh, R. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The study of Discourse Particles in last two decades or so has brought syntax and pragmatics closely enough towards formulating a non-modular, substantive approach to linguistic analysis. However, its potential in definitive ...
Mother Tongue Interference on English as a Second Language on Undergraduates' Writing

Gardihewa, P.N. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Second language learners try to use the second language in terms of first language‟s point of view. The purpose of this study was to make ESL learners aware of the gravity of mother tongue intrusion and to analyse certain ...
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 ...
Information Structure of Thai and English Representation of Ideas in Newspaper Articles

Fukham, K. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

An individual lexical item serves many functions in texts and one possible function either within a sentence or a longer text is to create links within a sentence or a text. Creation of links between ideas in a sentence ...
Relationship between Mode of Assessment and Second Language Performance: An Analysis Based on the Student Performance in Advanced Level General English Paper

Dissanayake, S.A.R.R.P. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

General English paper, the paper for which the highest number of candidates (248482) appeared at GCE (A/L) examination in 2015, aimed at testing various language related abilities such as reading, vocabulary, grammar and ...
A Comparative Analysis on Word Formation Processes in English and Sinhala

Dhammadassana Thero, Kosgama (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Word formation is a process which makes a new word by changing exiting one or adding something to exiting word. It makes a new word. Forming new words is a most influential process to develop a language and to continue it ...
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 ...
A Linguistic Study on the Japanese Translation of “Viragaya”

Dayarathne, P.N.N.D. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This research discusses the possible cultural influences on translation with special reference to the cultural words found in Professor Tadash Noguchi‟s Japanese translation of the Sinhalese novel “Viragaya” by Martin ...
The Problems Encountered in Using Communicative Language Teaching in Teaching German as a Foreign Language

Cooray, B.M.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This paper focuses on the difficulties encountered by the teachers in using communicative teaching method in teaching German as a foreign language. The communicative language teaching which emerged in the 1970s and 1980s ...
An Investigation on the Impact of Code-Switching and Code-Mixing in Teaching Hindi as a Foreign Language to the Native Sinhalese Speakers

Chandrasekara, P.V.S. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Hindi is taught as a foreign language at University of Kelaniya for the students of B.A. General and B.A. Special degree programs. Impact of Second Language; English (L2) plays a vital role in the process of teaching and ...
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 ...
The Syllabic Construction of the Language Game/ Secret Language in Pnar

Bareh, C. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The earlier literature has referred to the term language games with different names, such as ludling, secret languages, disguised speech, play-language, argot etc. So, these different names roughly refer to the same concept ...
The Reasons behind Japanese – Sinhalese Cultural Translation Errors

Balasooriya, B.A.D.N. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Quality language translation aims to share the knowledge and bridge the communication with world. Recently the language translation has become one of the most in- demand job opportunities for foreign language learning ...
A Comparison of Particle “Ne” in Japanese and Sinhalese

Balasooriya, B.A.D.N. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Sinhalese students learning Japanese as a foreign language make many errors in particle usage, especially in the usage of particle “Ne” in their speech. Japanese language final particle “Ne ”and Sinhalese sentence particle ...

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