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The intellectual identities of Cumaratunga and Ra. Tennakoon

Ranasinha, C. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This paper attempts to discuss the methods that were formulated to edit and interpret Sinhalese messenger poetries by Ra. Tennakoon (1899-1965) and Cumaratunga Munidasa (1887-1944). The methodology is to select a ...
An investigative study on language characteristics of “Dalada Siritha”

Herath, K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

“Dalada Siritha” is a text translated into Sinhala during Kurunagala era. The source for this literary work is “Pali Dhatawanshaya”. It is a creation of Dewradadampasangina. This text transformed ...
An investigation on the felicity of “Buddhabana Prathyakshaya’’ in the course of identifying religious information during the Kandyan era

Jayasundara, B. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

“Buddhabana Prathyakshaya” was a controversial prose composed in the Kandyan era. Fr. Jacome Goncalvez who arrived in the Ceylon in the year 1705 AD to promote catholic culture in this country was the author of this book. ...
Literature, environment and human rights: Reading the connectivities

Sigdel, K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

One of the commonalities between environmentalism and human rights is that both these ideas have a universal scope. Though we talk of environmental degradation in a particular place, it will certainly be of global ...
Ethics and the environment: Cultural metaphysics and cross-cultural dialogue

Barborich, A.L. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Our environment is saturated in the English language and “western” culture due to globalisation. However, the accompanying western philosophical concepts can be contested, even resisted, in different cultural contexts. ...
A study on the dichotomy between translation and adaptation

de Silva, J. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The dichotomy between translation and adaptation is one of the major classifications of translation methods related to literary translation. Though these two terms stand for two distinguishable methods, their boundaries ...
Overcoming challenges faced by English language teachers and visually impaired students in the English teaching- learning process

Harasgama, H.D.A.T.G. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

In the field of English language teaching (ELT) there has been extensive research on the matters and challenges faced by average English language teachers and learners, and the methods used to overcome these challenges. ...
Kalidasa's approach towards the environment and his depiction of the power of nature

Kularathna, A.K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The celebrated and much distinguished Indian poet Kalidasa is generally accepted as the kavi kula guru or the Cardinal poet. His profound and far reaching inspiration are clearly visible on latter writers as well ...
Testing the confidence level of international students of a university in the USA when speaking in English

Barborich, A.A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The research was carried out to see whether the international students studying in a western university lack confidence to speak in English in an environment where English is the most dominant language. This is a follow ...
The importance of empirical trends in early Buddhism: A comparative study in philosophical empiricism

Rajapaksha, D.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Epistemology can be identified as a main sub-field of philosophy. Epistemology deals with the way of receiving knowledge and validity of knowledge. Two main schools which discuss these two and they are school of Rationalism ...
A legal analysis of forest offences in Sri Lanka with special reference to Wilpattu National Park

Jayakody, J.A.D. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Forest refers to all wild fauna and flora, including animals, birds and fish, as well as timber and non-timber forest products. Forest offences refer to the taking, trading (supplying, selling or trafficking), importing, ...
A study on micro-verb phrases, quasi-verbs and compound verbs in middle Sinhalese language era with reference to the classical Sinhalese literary text "Buthsarana"

Weerawardhana, V. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Historical linguistic studies are based on ancient written records. Sinhalese language is rich in two fold varieties of written records, namely, rock inscriptions and classical literary texts. Based on the linguistic ...
Bilingualism and language pollution: A study on the impact of practicing mixed English in communication

Ihalagama, H.A.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The majority of Sinhalese people use their mother tongue as the main vehicle of communication, but there is a growing trend of mixing English terms with Sinhala terms in communication activities. It is ...
Humanity and the environment: Exploring religious resources for partnering anew

Gnanapragasam, P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Living in an age of anthropocene, we become immensely and acutely aware that we are in an environment, created and maintained by us, human beings. In ‘creating and maintaining’ the environment, it has been our ability of ...
A study of blessings (sethkam) composed to preserve water in Nuwarakalawiya

Manewa, R.M.E.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The ‘Nuwarakalawiya’ (area bounded by Nuwara tank, Kala tank, and Padawiya tank) in Sri Lanka is widely popular for farming and argicultural activities. Those agricultural activities are mainly undertaken during the two ...
The effect of a bilingual model thematically related to nature and tourism on a group of undergraduates in the transition from the L1 medium to the English medium

Mahawattha, M.D.N.M.U. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

It has been long observed that the first year undergraduates of Department of Tourism Management, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka are less confident in acquiring English language (L2) ...
Approaches to the study of environmental security

Kothari, R.K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Since the emergence of the nation state system, international security has been understood and practiced with reference to the needs and interests of states. The concept of security however took a different shape ...
Difficulties encountered by students in reading German literature

Cooray, B.M.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

This paper focuses on the difficulties encountered by the second year students of German studies at the University of Kelaniya in learning German literature. Literary study which involves reading, understanding ...
The impact of the learning environment of Resident English Camps in achieving the pledged oral competency of the students: A case of selected camps in Kandy, Nittambuwa and Kurunegala

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Resident English Camps have acquired a wide spread popularity at present owing to their controversial challenge that they are capable of originating an orally competent individual within their fleeting course period of one ...
Indian culture and environment

Shirin Qureshi, S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

The Indian culture has always been attached to the natural environment. From the ancient times, people were brought up to respect and preserve the trees and plants that provide pure oxygen for human and animals. According ...

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