Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019): Recent submissions

  • Language and age: A comparative study 
    Perera, M.A.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Out of all the sociolinguistic factors such as class, gender, ethnicity etc. age has to be the least researched area available. According to Labov (2001), age is merely treated as a biological factor and is often overshadowed ...
  • In depth analysis of Sri Lankan students‟ acquisition of Chinese tone “sandhi” – In special reference to Chinese special 3rd year students in University of Kelaniya 
    Wijethunga, W.A.P.C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The present research study has been undertaken to obtain a thorough understanding of the acquisition of Chinese tone “sandhi” among the Chinese language special 3rd year students studying in University of Kelaniya. Mandarin ...
  • How does film score of a movie affect the success of a movie? 
    Senevirathne, N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    A film score (also known as background music, film soundtrack, film music, screen composition, screen music, or incidental music) is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score forms part of the ...
  • “Homosexual Relationships” of the Roman Imperial Period depicted in Archeology and Literature of Ancient Rome 
    Fernando, M.P.R.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Western Classical Culture and Christian Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In the ancient Roman world the same sex sexual attraction can be seen in various perspectives but there was no distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality. It was defined by the behavioural mannerisms. In the ...
  • How do social structures shape the queer characters in Cinema? 
    Madanayake, K.P.G.S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The purpose of this research is to analyses how do social structures shape the queer characters in Cinema? This is exploratory research based on Blue is the warmest colorby Abdellatif Kechiche (2013)Disobedience by Sebastián ...
  • Gamification of the Panopticon: Exploring the Post-panoptic Surveillance Culture in the Film Nerve 
    Boteju, L. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This research study attempts to examine the techno-thriller film Nerve (2016) in order to locate the developments of Michel Foucault‟s concept of panopticism within the spaces of the post-panopticon of liquid surveillance. ...
  • Facebook as a Platform to Develop Paragraph Writing Skills of Tertiary Level ESL Learners 
    Jayarathna, D. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Facebook, being one of the most visited social media sites in the world as well as in Sri Lanka, is identified as an exceptional source of influence on language learning. Especially, Facebook groups are effective applications ...
  • Examining the Impact of Video Feedback as a Teacher Feedback Method in ESL Learners‟ Paragraph Writing 
    Thennakoon, B.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Feedback provision is a significant task of English as a Second Language teachers. Yet, there is a continuing dispute over the efficacy of feedback. Even though teacher written feedback is the most frequently used teacher ...
  • Error Analysis of “shi…de” Sentence Pattern on Chinese Major Students of University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka 
    Udagedara, U.D.M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In modern Chinese, the sentence "shi……de" is an affirmative sentence pattern which emphasizes time, place or manner etc. It is a widely used sentence pattern in both spoken and written discourses, yet the frequency of ...
  • Enhancement of Sri Lankan English vocabulary in Sri Lankan short stories and poems in English: A Morphological Analysis 
    Wicrkamage, N. P.; Ekanyake, E.M.A.N.; Welgama, N.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Sri Lankan English (SLE) was born through the contact between Standard British English (SBE) and the vernacular languages of Sri Lanka; Sinhala and Tamil. In the contemporary society, SLE has become the high yielding way ...
  • Effectiveness of Rubrics Used for Assessing Presentation Skills of the Undergraduates of Bachelors‟ in Business Management Degree Program of the University of Kelaniya 
    Randhuli, I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    In the past few years there has been a considerable shift of teaching process where the “learner-centered‟‟ teaching is recognized as being significant and critical to learning. Along with that, in the domain of assessment, ...
  • Discussion of Love through the Setting of Emily Bronte‟s “Wuthering Heights” 
    Hewa, S. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Emily Bronte‟s novel “Wuthering Heights” revolves around the unique romantic relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff. The landscape of the lonely moorlands of Yorkshire acts as a central image to which the plot and ...
  • Difficulties Encountered By Translators When Referring Glossaries: With Special Reference To The Glossaries Of Technical Terms Of The Department Of Official Languages – Sri Lanka 
    Thennakoon, T. M. N. M. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Translation, the process of transferring the meaning of a text in one language into another language can be categorized as technical translation and non-technical translation. Technical translation, also known as non-literary ...
  • Developing Reading And Listening Test Papers To Investigate The Influence Of Item Types On The Performance Of Comprehension Skills Of ESL Learners 
    Jayasinghe., J.D.U.M.; Upamalika., T.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Assessment is considered as one of the indispensable pedagogical process in language teaching and learning, and it provides opportunities for teachers to recognize their objectives and to realize the extent to which the ...
  • Confusions Faced by Translators in Translating English Homonyms into Sinhala 
    Kannangara, K.K.D.T.I. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    A homonym can be defined as a word that is spelt like another word (or pronounced like it), but which has a different meaning. Homonyms play a tricky role in a language as there is more than one possible meaning despite ...
  • Contextual issues in translating Tamil Loan Words in Sinhala to English Language 
    Thilakarathne, T.C. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Loanwords are the words adopted for a language by speakers from another language. Modern Sinhala language has the influence of many foreign languages. Tamil, which is one of the major languages in the process of language ...
  • Comparison of Refusal Strategies Used in Sri Lanka and Japan when Refusing a Request on SNS 
    Wasalage, U.B. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    This research study attempts to compare the refusal strategies used in the two different cultures; Sri Lanka and Japan. Basically the cultural values, the way people think and the way people respond to situations differ ...
  • Comparison of Chinese and Sinhala causative sentences take: „Ràng‟（让） as an example 
    Wettasinghe, D.V.K. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    There are many special Chinese sentence patterns, which are different from other languages by its national characteristics. Chinesecausative sentences, as one of Chinese special sentence pattern in modern Chinese, are ...
  • Chinese Language as a soft-power instrument in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, D.P.S.N. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of International Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    The people‟s Republic of China is regarded as one of the most prominent countries which have utilized their soft power in order to expand their influence. PRC attempts to use its economic power through debt-trap diplomacy ...
  • Challenges of Translating Newspapers from Sinhala to English: With Reference to Political News 
    Rathnamalala, R.I.B.S.U. (Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of , Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019)
    Within the spectrum of genres in news media, this study aims at print media (newspapers) and on sub genres called „news features‟ and „news articles‟ based on politics. In the journalistic field, especially in the field ...

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