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  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • The Impact Of Hegemonic Masculinity On English Language Learning In A Sri Lankan Context 
    Udeshika, D.; Wickramage, N.; Perera, S.S. (, Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    An English language learner is a person who is learning the English language in addition to his or her native language. In Sri Lanka, a language learning classroom comprises a majority of a female population than a male ...
  • Structural Analysis Of Hybridization As A Morphological Process Of Sinhala English Code-Mixed Advertisements In Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, D.B.P.M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Advertising is a creative art and it is used as a tool to connect a brand with a consumer. The attributes such as the target audience, product, services and the image the advertiser wishes to create in the mind of the ...
  • The Impact Of Gender On Attitudes Towards Learning English As A Second Language 
    Ekanayake, E.M.A.N.; Pravini, H.B.H.; Hansakie, D. W. P. A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Science has proven that the gender is not only a biological difference but also a collection of differences in thinking and behaving. Many researchers have been studying about the impact of gender differences on many fields ...
  • The Change In The Usage Of Slang Terms Over Time; With Special Reference To Sinhalese Slang Terms Used For Women 
    Liyanage, S.; Nawalahewa, S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics and Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Slang is a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal. They often convey humour, discrimination, offense and mostly negative meanings. Over time, they either die out from lack of ...
  • The Meme Culture And Its Influence On Sri Lankan English Morphology 
    Abeythunga, M.; Jayasinghe, N.; Almeida, S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    This research study demonstrates the influence of “internet memes” on the morphology of language and language usage among the Sri Lankan youth. With the rapidly growing trend of Internet and social media, popular social ...
  • Should A Second Language Be Taught By A Native Speaker? 
    Wanniarachchi, N.; Ranathunge, S.; Siriwardhana, V. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Throughout the history of linguistics, many research studies have proven that a second language should be taught by a native speaker of the target language. Since Leonard Bloomfield’s army method (audio-lingual method), ...
  • Unattainability Of Abhiññā (Super Cognition) That Perceives Smell, Taste And Touch 
    Ven. Warakagoda Dhammananda (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    In Sāmaññaphala sutta of Digha Nikāya, six kinds of Abhiññās are described. Two of them are called Dibbasota (clairaudience) and Dibbacakku (clairvoyance). The first of these two is the paranormal power of hearing sounds, ...
  • Sinhala Phonological Features Of A One And Half Year Old Child 
    Lakmali, M.M.A. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Sound production is an integral aspect in the first language acquisition of a child. There are more features in the order of the production of sounds of a child in any language. The present study leads to the identification ...
  • Trilingual Code Mixing Between Tamil, Sinhala And English 
    Maldeniye, A.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Trilingualism is a common phenomenon in the contemporary society as code mixing between the three languages; Sinhala, Tamil and English, can be considered as important in a multi-cultural society. This paper analyzes ‘how ...
  • A Comparative Study on The Influence of Sri Lankan English on Newspaper Advertisements 
    Sonali, A.M.R.; Anuththara, M.A.G.P.; Rajasekara ., W.M.V.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    The use of English in Sri Lankan media dates back to the colonial period, especially when Colombo Journal was published in 1832. Since then, the use of English in the media has been subjected to various changes, especially ...
  • A Critical Investigation on Pragmatism in Buddhist Perspective 
    Rev. Embilipitiye Suseela (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018)
    Pragmatism is a philosophical as well as a psychological concept which originated and developed in the western philosophy. It is also a philosophical school generally considered to have originated in the late nineteenth ...

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