http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/82 2026-04-07T02:26:19Z 2026-04-07T02:26:19Z Sarmatha, S. Sivapalan, C.C.A. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3549 2022-10-21T06:48:18Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Reflections of Memory and Trauma in Anne Ranasinghe's Holocaust Poems Sarmatha, S.; Sivapalan, C.C.A. The aim of this study is to examine Anne Ranasinghe’s Holocaust poems on the basis of Memory and Trauma. In the literary world Anne Ranasinghe is known as a Holocaust writer and her collection of the Holocaust poems bears considerable stress on the importance of memory and trauma. In this sense reading Ranasinghe’s holocaust poems bring the awareness that her poetry is a powerful mode of reminiscence of the past and traumatic sensationalism. This concept stimulated the exploration of her holocaust poems on the basis of Memory and Trauma. The main objective of this research is to examine how Ranasinghe captures the horrors of the genocide in Germany during the World War II and how she links her past traumatic memories to the present happenings in Sri Lanka. Though she had been associated with the two different cultures she seems to find no differences between these two nations, Sri Lanka and Germany in the frame of political turmoil and upheavals. The qualitative methodology of this research will be carried out through texts, journals, informal interviews and articles written by renowned scholars in literature. This research will be helpful to empower the people who have undergone a horrific experience during the ethnic conflict and it will enhance the performance of students.

2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarmatha, S. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3548 2022-10-21T06:48:18Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Achieving National Integration and Spiritual Harmony Through Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali Sarmatha, S. By promoting National integration and Harmony through the literature it is possible to provide peaceful resolution for national and global problems and is able to build up a harmonious civilization of humankind. Rabindranarth Tagore, a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer, novelist and India's first Nobel laureate, articulated the idea of creating global harmony through his works. He had deep sympathy for the poor and tried to uphold universal humanistic values. His poetry drew from traditional Vaisnava folk lyrics and is deeply mystical. The verses in Gitanjali are beautiful prayers for Lord. It is important to understand his works with social consciousness. His unfathomable pain and unshaken devotion to God are captured in Gitanjali. The main objective of this paper is to examine how Rabindranatha Tagore’s Gitanjali promotes the concepts of National integration and Spiritual Harmony. It tries to achieve peaceful nation through self-enlightenment and it binds the concepts of self and nation. The qualitative methodology has been carried out through texts, books, journals, essays and articles. This research consists of analytical method. This research will help to the younger generation to understand the national culture and ethics. Through this understanding it is possible to strengthen world peace and to build up a harmonious society.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarmatha, S. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3547 2022-10-21T06:48:18Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Trees: A Collateral Victim of War: An Ecopoetic View Sarmatha, S. This study examines ecological emphasis on trees as the collateral victim of war and the human empathy towards Nature. Unlike the English romantic poets; John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelly, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who spotlighted nature in the aesthetic perspective, the modern poets all over the world have confronted natural disaster, environmental injustice of War, the difficulties and challenges of urbanization and the impact of technological development, the aim of this paper is to focus on the environmental threat caused by war and the reciprocal relationship between humans and trees and to analyze the poems such as Aharon Shabtai’s The Trees are weeping, Derise Levertov’s In California during the Gulf War, Mullai Musrifa’s The story of the Tree, Auvvai’s Crossing the limits, S.Pathmanathan’s (Sopa) Thoughts on a Full Moon Day and John Clare’s All nature has a feeling in eco-poetic perspective. The poems discussed in this paper are written by the authors who belong to different countries. For instance, Aharon Shabtai who is an Israeli poet and translator wrote about his country’s plight aftermath of war in ecological perspective. Likewise, the writers such as Mullai Musrifa, S.Pathmanathan’s (Sopa) disclose the environmental calamity of war. This study traces the theoretical perspective of man-environment relations. The logical argument is constructed upon the interrelated themes of the poems. The approach used in this study is Ecocriticism that investigates underlying ecological value in the literary texts. The methodology used in this study includes analytical and descriptive methodology. This paper examines human empathy towards trees during the hazardous situation of war in the past.

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarmatha, S. http://repo.lib.jfn.ac.lk/ujrr/handle/123456789/3546 2022-10-21T06:48:17Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cognitive Barriers in Learning English as a Second Language at Tertiary Level: A Survey of English as a Second Language Class at the University of Jaffna Sarmatha, S. This paper aims to prob the principal difficulties and barriers of the second language learners in the ESL classroom at tertiary level. this study mainly focuses on the barriers of learning English as a second language at the University of Jaffna and to provide some effective teaching approaches to improve English knowledge of undergraduates. The researcher has conducted this survey to explore the cognitive barriers in the skill of writing in English. this study has been carried out in relation to the second-year students in the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna. The objective of this study is to examine the cognitive barriers in the ESL classroom. the researcher tries to investigate what are the causes for the difficulties and the link between the barriers and the language learners’ family factors, cultural factors and psychological traits. this study also provides valuable suggestions to improve the learners’ language acquisition level and the development of writing skills, how to motivate them via effective teaching approaches and strategies and help them to overcome their learning barriers. The data has been analyzed through qualitative and quantitative research methods. this study is based on writing materials that were collected from the undergraduates to gather information and discussion regarding this study. this study helps to diagnose the learners’ cognitive barriers in writing, to bring an effective learning outcome and to improve the learners’ cognitive level in the ESL classroom.

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