• Constructing Decolonial Pedagogies: Local Responses to Gender Issues in Kerala’s English Textbooks 

  Lekshmi, R. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  From the time of the state formation, Kerala was one of the few states in India willing to promote English learning from the early years of schooling. This has also meant that colonial loyalties remain deep-rooted in ...
• Automatizing Graphic Skills to Improve Essay Writing Skills: A Psycho-Applied Linguistic Study to Automatize the Writing Skills of Post-Secondary Level Learners 

  Sureshkumar, S.; Paranthaman, V. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Automating graphic skills has the potential to help language learners perform well in writing skills. Graphic skills are essential to automate low capacity learners in ESL classrooms. Reading and writing are graphic ...
• Attitudes of 200-Level Applied Science Undergraduates towards ESL Learning at Uva Wellassa University 

  Nayanahari, W.M.L.; Abeyweera, G.H.; Herath, H.M.D.N.; Samarasinghe, A.G.S.M.; Dissanayake, D.M.R.N.; Silva, R.R.P (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Language attitudes involve individuals’ perceptions, emotions, and beliefs about a language, shaping their motivation, proficiency, and engagement in learning and communication. The research “Attitudes of 200-Level ...
• English Learnability of Slum Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh 

  Sultana, N.; Fatima, N.C. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  English Language Teaching (ELT) in the post-colonial era has gone through a process of decolonization. Kumaravadivelu (2003) defines decolonization as a complex process of taking control of the principles and practices ...
• The Role of Plurilingual Representations in Promoting Cultural Inclusivity: A Content Analysis Based on the Sri Lankan English as a Second Language Textbooks and Teacher Perceptions 

  Shehani Dissanayake, S.A.D.I. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Plurilingualism and cultural inclusivity are two distinct yet, deeply interconnected concepts that emphasize the dynamic and holistic nature of linguistic and cultural diversity. Plurilingual content, which emphasizes ...
• Decolonizing English through Open Book Quizzes: Learner Perspectives of Trincomalee Campus 

  Savarimuttu, J.S.R.; Fernando, D.T.N.; Jayasundara, N.S.; Supun, M.K. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  English has become a denationalized language which no longer is a property of the tiny island England. Even though English education has been implemented through Macaulay’s ideology of creating a class to stand-in between ...
• A Critical Analysis of the 2018 GCE Ordinary Level English Language Paper in Sri Lanka 

  Jayaweera, C. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Language tests are administered worldwide, and their pros and cons can be identified from both the test takers and designers. A good language test should be practical, comprehensive, relevant, and balanced, with a ...
• Impact of Hypermedia-based Poetries Composed by Poetess, Anne Ranasinghe on Adjective Development 

  Nowzath, M.B. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Hypermedia-based Ranasinghe’s poetry refers to facilitate poems with graphs, images, animation, sound and hypertext with tactics exhibits the success of the students. This study was steered to recognize the output of ...
• Exploring ESL Teachers’ Perspectives on Localizing English Education: Challenges and Opportunities in Integrating Local Culture into Language Teaching 

  Dissanayake, B.Y. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  The localization of English language education has emerged as a significant pedagogical approach aimed at making language learning more culturally relevant and engaging for students. However, English as a Second ...
• ESL Teachers’ Perceptions on Shifting from a Deductive to an Inductive Approach: Enhancing Communicative Competence in Sri Lankan Classrooms. 

  Kumara, P.G.S.R. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  In recent years, the global focus in second language instruction has shifted from grammar-based accuracy to real-world communication skills. This transition is especially relevant in Sri Lankan ESL classrooms where ...
• Localising English Teaching: A Cross-cultural Analysis of Code-switching Dynamics in Multilingual India 

  Vijay, S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  In linguistically diverse countries like India, code-switching is not merely an exception but a fundamental communicative practice that shapes everyday interactions. This study examines the interplay between regional ...
• The Influence of Institutional Factors on Willingness to Communicate in English as a Second Language (ESL): A Study of Sri Lankan English Medium Students. 

  Wannakukorala, I.J. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Effective communication in a second language is essential for language acquisition. Communicative competence in relation to the target language is a crucial factor contributing to success; learners must not only ...
• Critical Thinking and Multicultural Competence in Indian ELT: A Decolonial Approach 

  Nayar, A.C.V. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  The teaching of English in India exists at the intersection of colonial legacy, socio-economic stratification, and linguistic diversity. Despite on-going efforts to localize English Language Teaching (ELT), pedagogical ...
• Indigenous Literature-based CBI for SLA: Decolonizing ELT in Postcolonial Nations 

  Anandhu, S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  English serves as a crucial language of communication in numerous postcolonial nations, including India and Sri Lanka. However, traditional English Language Teaching (ELT) in these contexts often prioritizes Standard ...
• The Impact of Professional Development Activities on ESL Teachers’ Growth: A Study Based on Government Universities 

  Silva, R.R.P.; Abeyweera, G.H.; Samarasinghe, A.G.S.M.; Herath, H.M.D.N.; Nayanahari, W.M.L.; Dissanayake, D.M.R.N. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Teacher Professional Development (TPD) can be defined and measured in terms of skills, updated and upgraded knowledge, effective use of teaching strategies, teaching experience, lifelong learning, socio cultural ...
• The Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning in Improving English Speaking Fluency among Junior Secondary Class Students 

  Nazrin, W.S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  This research investigates the effectiveness of collaborative learning in improving English speaking fluency among junior secondary students in the Nintavur Education Division, Sri Lanka. The primary objective of this ...
• Inclusive and Localized Teaching and Learning Materials: An Action Research in a Sri Lankan Undergraduate ESL Classroom 

  Dharshini, K. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  Teaching materials are an integral part of education. The teaching materials that are used in classrooms should be more inclusive to all the learners in the classroom. No two learners are alike. A classroom may consist ...
• Decolonising English Classrooms: Reclaiming Space through Indian Literature in Translation 

  Murthy, V. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  The process of decolonising English classrooms necessitates a critical re evaluation of curricula that have long been dominated by Eurocentric / Anglocentric literary traditions. This paper explores how Indian literature ...
• Pedagogical Achievements and Challenges towards Effective Teaching: Focusing on the Case of Japanese Language Acquisition 

  Muthumali, P.D.M.; Lokugamage, S.K.A.; Prabath, K.B. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  This study examines Japanese language education in Sri Lanka, the JFL, Japanese as a Foreign Language. This study examines the acquisition difficulties and pedagogical strategies for learning one of the alphabets in ...
• Unique Contribution of Visually Impaired Educators in Teaching Sighted Students in South Asia 

  Rony, M.R. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

  This paper aims to highlight the contributions of the visually challenged educators in transforming the field of teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) by drawing from the unique experiences of a visually impaired ...

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