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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...