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  • Malayalam Translations of the Qur’an: A Methodological Analysis 
    Hudawi, M.S.H.; Muneer, K.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The question of translatability of the Qur‘an from its ‗unique‘ Arabic text into other languages is one of the most controversial and enduring themes of Qur‘anic Studies and continues to undergo scholarly disputes from ...
  • Negombo Fishermen’s Tamil and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu: Two Sinhala-Influenced Dravidian Minority Dialects from the Sinhalese Heartland 
    Bonta, S.C. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Negombo Fishermen‘s Tamil (hereafter NFT) and Sri Lanka Gypsy Telugu (hereafter SLGT) are two less-studied Dravidian dialects from very different sociological contexts in majority Sinhalese areas of Sri Lanka. Both of ...
  • Literature as an inspiration for scientific thinking: An Investigation 
    Silva, S.U.T. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Literature is defined as a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic ...
  • Perspectives on Plagiarism in Asia: An exploratory comparative study in Indonesia and Sri Lanka 
    Jansz, M.I.; Sari, N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This study was conducted in order to elicit responses from postgraduate (PG) students who are also lecturers about their unique experiences and perspectives about plagiarism. The issue of plagiarism is current and one ...
  • Morphology and Utility today of the 18thcentury Temple on pillars (TämpitaVihāras) of Sri Lanka 
    Dissanayaka, G.R. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The structures built on a wooden platform resting on short granite pillars or stumps reflect a unique type of image house from the 17th to 19th centuries called TämpitaVihāras. The Samkathana Projecton documenting evidences ...
  • Linguistic Constraints on Tamil-English Code-Mixing 
    Sanmuganathan, K. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In situations of language contact, the point of contact is the bilingual individual, and there are usually at least two interacting language groups, each representing different cultural and linguistic groups. When languages ...
  • Methods Followed in Translating Drama Songs 
    de Silva, W.T.C.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    A drama is a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue. It is typically designed for theatrical performance. ...
  • Some Observations on Personifying Inanimate Nouns in Sinhalese Language 
    de Silva, W.T.C.J. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    In Sinhalese language, personifying inanimate nouns is considered a device required in poetry in order to maintain the poetic quality of the language. However, this device has been used in both poetic and non-poetic works ...
  • Poetics and Noetics in the Therī gātā in terms of their presentation of ‘Transience’ 
    Tennakoon, W. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Therī Gātā is a recreation of the stark truth of transience the Therīs have inevitably experienced in the secular world in the form of poetry. The philosophy presented through their understanding of transience and the ...
  • Origin of Classical Sanskrit 
    Indajoti Thero, Baladora (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    It is controversial to determine whether Classical Sanskrit is a refinement of Vedic language or an artificial language independent from Vedic language. Keith and others have advocated the former view, i.e. a modification ...
  • Impact of Social Media on Mainstream Journalism 
    Neelima, B.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The single most important transformation in Journalism in the present age is the impact of Social media on mainstream news production, distribution and consumption. Journalists are using Social media as a professional ...
  • Life Narratives of the Lankan Other: An Exploratory Study of the Jaffna Community in ‘Project I Am’ 
    Willarachchi, D.D.L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Life narrative is a comparatively novel field of interest in Sri Lanka though life narratives are always woven into the socio-political fabric of the nation. In the Sri Lankan context biography and autobiography have ...
  • Learning as a Factor of Influence in Fashion 
    Ranathung, G.M. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Learning has been a pivotal tool in influence in fashion since early history. A former society in Sri Lanka (Kandyan Era from 15th century to 1815) was investigated and analysed to understand how learning affected in ...
  • Impact of Testing in the English Language Teaching Classroom 
    Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Although language forms and grammatical structures are taught in the classroom to the students of Extension Courses in English program at the University of Ruhuna, it is difficult to realize whether they have understood ...
  • Integrating Computer Assisted Language Learning in the English as a Second Language Class Room 
    YapaArachchi, Y.A.G.S. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The rapid advancement of technology has changed the way the world operates. Technology has invaded the every facet of human lives. Reformation of various kinds is taking place in the field of educationdue to modern ...
  • Impact of the proficiency in English language on the students‟ performance in their main subjects 
    Alahakoon, P.P.; Udeshinee, W.A.; Peiris, A.E. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    As ESL teachers at Sri Lanka Institute of Information technology (SLIIT), we observed that the students‘ performances are in different levels not only in English but also in their main subjects. Since the degrees offered ...
  • Individual Health care and vinaya regulations in Buddhism 
    Rajapaksha, R.M.J.K.; Prasanthi, H.M.I. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This paper draws attention on individual health and vinaya regulations. The medicine is one of the essential parts of the basic human needs. According to Buddhism basic needs can be divided in to four parts. They are ...
  • How Sri Lankan students gain the proficiency in correct Chinese pronunciation 
    Priyangika, S.N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Correct pronunciation occupies a prominent place in the course of learning a Foreign Language as fluency of a particular language cannot be achieved only by learning its grammar. At present Chinese Language is learnt as ...
  • Language matters: an analysis of the language of disability within selected political speeches of the elections of 2015 in Sri Lanka 
    Hettiarachchi, S.; Ranaweera, M.; Walisundara, D.; Daskon-Attanayake, L. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Introduction: Arguably, language has the power to formulate, promote, uphold or deter stereotypes. Politically, this year was significant in its representation of persons with disabilities within the electoral system. ...
  • Friendship, Justice and Sri Lanka’s Armed Conflict: A Study of Somaratne Dissanayake’s Saroja 
    Jayasena, N. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Writing about a nation emerging from three decades of violent conflict requires one to rethink identities irrevocably altered by the dehumanizing effects of war. Since the conclusion of the armed conflict in May 2009, ...

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