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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. (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 ...
Effectiveness of Resident English Camps in Enhancing Oral Competency: A Case of Selected Camps in Kandy, Nittambuwa, and Kurunegala.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka., 2017)

Resident English camps have acquired wide spread popularity at present owing to their controversial challenge that they are capable of originating an orally competent individual within their short course period of a one ...
Designing an English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Curriculum for Surveying Sciences.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka., 2019)

English for Specific Purposes (ESP) is a distinct approach in English language teaching that caters to the equipment of language skills, grammatical properties, lexis, study skills, register and discourse based on the ...
A Diachronic Study on the Expansion of the English Lexicon.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka., 2019)

English which is claimed to encapsulate a rich vocabulary has been nourishing its lexicon from antiquity to the modern times. This study aimed at conducting a diachronic study on the expansion of the English lexicon in ...
Addressing English-Language Speaking Phobia Among Undergraduates in Sri Lankan Universities.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (AsiaTEFL, 2020)

The majority of undergraduates in Sri Lankan universities discover speaking skills to be the greatest challenge for them in terms of second language acquisition for they have not been provided sufficient opportunities ...
Exploring the Effectiveness of Applying Active Reading Strategies in ESL Classrooms to Enhance Reading Comprehension of Learners.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (Uva Wellassa University, Sri Lanka., 2020)

Reading is indubitably an indispensable skill to master in the process of acquiring the English language for it provides learners the exposure to the target language whilst honing their lexicon, expression of ideas, ...
Adopting Julia Cameron's "Morning Pages" to Improve the English Writing Skills of ESL Undergraduates.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (AsiaTEFL, 2021)

The action research was implemented to investigate the possibility of seeking solutions to the difficulties encountered by the ESL students at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka ...
Exploring the Impact of Focus on Form Instruction in Teaching Grammar to ESL Undergraduates in the Sri Lankan Context.

Molagoda, H.M.T.M.H. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2023)

A preponderance of ESL undergraduates find it challenging to develop their grammatical knowledge to express themselves accurately and fluently in speech or writing despite the years of learning grammar with the use of ...
Undergraduates’ perception on learning English as a second language through Task-Based Language Teaching: with special focus on the University of Ruhuna.

Gunawardane, R. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka., 2018)

The challenge of making Sri Lankan undergraduates communicatively competent in English has been a concern over the decades. This paper attempts to discuss the undergraduates' perception of being exposed to learning English ...
Use of literature-based online ESL materials in enhancing the English speaking skills of undergraduate learners.

Gunawardane, R.; Chandradasa, S.; Senevirathne, H.H. (University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka., 2022)

This study attempted to investigate the impact of literature-based ESL lessons conducted online in enhancing English-speaking skills and analyze the perceptions of the BSc undergraduates towards these lessons. Thus, a ...
Teaching Grammar Not a Fiasco Anymore: The Exploitation of the Inductive Approach to Teach Grammar in a University Context.

Gunawardane, R.; Chandradasa, S.; Senevirathne, H.H. (Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka., 2021)

This study aimed at drawing a comparison between the effectiveness of employing deductive and inductive approaches in teaching English grammar. Deductive teaching of grammar as dis-crete units has been a common practice ...
Despondency of English Language Teaching Units: the Factors Impinging the Struggle in Enhancing the English Language Skills of Undergraduates.

Gunawardane, R.; Chandradasa, S.; Senevirathne, H.H. (Kotelawala Defense University, 2021)

In a context where the increasingly competitive labour market demands individuals to captivate significant skills in the English Language, the role played by the ELTDs in Universities is challenged. A university is a ...
Empowering Young Adult Second Language Learners through Extensive Reading Practices.

Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review (JSSHR), 2024-02-06)

Although English as a second language learners identify linguistic forms, structures, rules, and functions in the classroom, they are not able to use them correctly in receiving and producing meaning due to a lack of ...
Morphological Awareness and Reading Comprehension: A Crosslinguistic Study.

Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Review (JSSHR), 2022-09-12)

This study investigated the association between cross-language morphological awareness and reading comprehension among the second language (English) adult learners who speak Sinhala as a first language. Measures of ...
Second Language Reading and Vocabulary Acquisition by Adult Learners of English.

Samaraweera, S.G.S. (Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences., 2023-01-01)

Even though vocabulary knowledge is crucial in receiving and producing meaning in a language, improving vocabulary knowledge can be challenging for both teachers and students. Exposure to the target language through ...
A Testing and Evaluation-Based Approach to Second Language (English) Writing: An Intervention Study.

Samaraweera, S.G.S. (https://ssrn.com/abstract=3809001 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3809001, 2023-03-22)

Efficient procedures of testing and evaluation when taken in a positive light are sure to boost the writing skills of the adult ESL learners by introducing a hedonistic element into their learning atmosphere. The grades ...
Therapeutic Investigation of Learning Challenges among English as a Second Language (ESL) Students.

Kariyawasam, A. (University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia., 2023)

The students who have completed their primary and secondary education in their mother tongue, and with limited English proficiency, struggle at universities in Sri Lanka where the medium of instruction is English. These ...
An Intervention Approach for Learning Problems among English as a Second Language (ESL) Students in English-Medium Instructional (EMI) Contexts .

Kariyawasam, A. (GLA University, India., 2021)

In Sri Lankan context, a considerable number of students who have completed their primary and secondary studies in their mother tongue, and with limited English proficiency, struggle at the university level where the medium ...
Exploitation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Overcome Learner Anxiety in Speaking English as a Second Language: An Action Research in a University Context.

Kariyawasam, A. (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017)

The present study is an action research conducted within the Sri Lankan university context to examine if learner anxiety in speaking English as a second language can effectively be combatted through Cognitive Behavioural ...
Therapeutic Scaffolding for Underachieving ESL Students.

Kariyawasam, A. (University of Otago, New Zealand, 2020)

In Sri Lanka, many students who have completed their primary and secondary studies in their mother tongue, and who have limited English language proficiency, struggle at the university level where the medium of instruction ...

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