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Contextualizing English Language Teaching for Technology Undergraduates in Sri Lanka: A Need-based Approach to Localization

Boby Anestine, A. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

In Sri Lanka, English is an important foreign language for further learning and professional development. Technology undergraduates require proficiency in English to engage with global research and participate in ...

The Role of First Language in Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition: An Investigation of a Bangladeshi Secondary School

Alimun, A. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the role of first language (L1) in second language (L2) vocabulary acquisition in a Bangladeshi secondary school context, with a focus on decolonizing English language ...

Demotivation in L2 Learning: A Quantitative Exploration of Engineering Students’ Perceptions

Gunawardena, S.J. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

L2 demotivation refers to internal and external forces that diminish motivation in second language learning. Accordingly, the limited success of many English language programmes is attributed to this. This study ...

Integrating Phonemic Awareness into Activity-based Oral English: Enhancing Early Literacy in Sri Lanka

Jokeswaran, V. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

This paper explores the importance of integrating phonemic awareness (PA) into Activity-Based Oral English (ABOE) for Grade 1 and 2 students at state schools in Sri Lanka. It argues that such integration would lay a ...

Balancing Cultures: Analyzing the Adaptation of English Language Teaching Materials to suit the ESL Context in Sri Lanka

Rajarathna, Y.G.A.D.S.; Weerasinghe, W.M.N.C.; Karunarathne, H.M.M.S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Language is inseparably linked to culture, and teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) often involves navigating the cultural dimensions embedded in the language. In the Sri Lankan context, localizing English ...

Pedagogical Implications in Studies of Attitudes to World Englishes: A Critical Analysis

Fernando, D. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Language attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs are considered powerful determinants of language learning. Contemporary research attest to this in the proliferation of mostly survey-based studies exploring teacher and ...

Gendered Digital Expression: A Comparative Analysis of Emoji Usage Patterns among Undergraduates

Samarawickrama, K.A.R.K.; Sandamali, N.W.N.; Upananda, M.G.C.L. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Technology has transformed communication patterns in the digital era, with emojis emerging as pivotal tools for conveying emotions, actions, and objects in digital interactions. Emojis are pictorial icons that express ...

A Content Analysis on Sri Lankan English Morphological Processes Identifiable in Short Stories: A Study Based on Selected Eight Short Story Collections Written by Sri Lankan Authors

Amarasiri, K.W.Y.S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Standard Sri Lankan English is a unique variety that has distinctive features that differ from the other varieties of English. These distinctive characteristics can be identified in various linguistics domains including ...

Liminal Space in English Language Teaching: A Constructivist-Decolonial Approach within the Cultural Context of India

Sivasankaran, A. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

The landscape of English Language Teaching (ELT) has evolved significantly in response to the dynamic and diverse needs of learners today. Recognizing and challenging the colonial roots of English, there is a need to ...

Reflective Narrative Knowledging and Decolonising Epistemologies Related to Sri Lankan Law Undergraduates’ Reluctance to Speak in English

Diwakara, D. Y. S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

This study examines decolonial potential within the culturally posited narrative research, where it becomes possible for the researcher and the research participants to be critically self-reflective. The premise of ...

The Role of Social Context and Identity in Code-switching: A Study Based on the Academic Staff at Uva Wellassa University

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

Code-switching is a dominant linguistic phenomenon that occurs in bilingual and multilingual settings. This study examines the process of code-switching among bilingual and multilingual individuals, about the social ...

English as a Marker of Hierarchy in Classroom in Jaffna Schools: An Art-based Study

Vasanthakumar, S.J. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

This study explores how English language proficiency functions as a marker of hierarchy among secondary school students in the Jaffna district, irrespective of gender or school. It specifically investigates students’ ...

Language Strategies Used in a Ward in a Government Hospital to Minimise Language Miscomprehensions

Abesooriya, A.P.L.P; Rassool, R. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Language is a critical factor in the reception of successful healthcare. Proper understanding of language and instructions is crucial to avoid dire consequences of misinterpretations and misunderstandings. To explore ...

Intercultural Approach in English Language Materials Provided by the Shadow Educational Institutes in Bangladesh

Shaha, R. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

An investigation into how English Language Teaching (ELT) can be re conceptualized as a participatory process highlights the role of intercultural approaches in fostering learners’ understanding of new ways of thinking ...

Sinhala as the Medium of Instruction in a Muslim School: Factors Shaping the Students’ Linguistic Identity

Dissanayake, P.D.S.N. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Sri Lankan linguistic landscape has been influenced by its colonial history and post-independence attempts to establish a national identity. During the British colonial era, English as the dominant language of education ...

Exploring Teachers’ Meta-Discourse in Mother Tongue within English Medium Instruction (EMI) Content Classrooms in Sri Lanka

Leelachandra, D. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

This study investigates the role of teachers’ meta-discourse in their mother tongue within English Medium Instruction (EMI) content classrooms, focusing on Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes at a higher education ...

Exploring the Morphosyntactic Features of Spoken English Used by Selected Sri Lankan Parliamentarians from 2019- 2024

Maheshwaralingam, G.; Senaweera, S.A.T.P.; Gamage, G.D.U.P.K. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

English language is one of the widely used languages in the world and its influence is felt across so many fields in the world, (such as Commerce, Politics, Global Affairs, Security, Health, Education, Technology and ...

Multilingualism and Emotional Competence: Exploring Linguistic and Cognitive Dimensions

Kafia, A.A.; Rahman, A. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Cognitive science has consistently demonstrated that multilingual individuals possess a cognitive advantage over monolingual. Similarly, linguistic research provides evidence that multilinguals can effectively separate ...

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: A Study on Materials in English Language Teaching in Sri Lanka

Dilhara, S.R.; Herath, H.M.D.N. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) has become a topic of concern in the field of English Language Teaching at present. This concern has risen due to the seemingly less incorporation of culture within the field. In ...

Pun Intended? A Discourse Analysis of Sinhala-English Bilingual Puns on Social Media

Wijesiriwardana, S. (University of Jaffna, 2025)

Within the postcolonial context of Sri Lanka, English plays a vital role in moulding the nation’s linguistic discourse. Sri Lankan English has been established as a variety, and its developmental trajectory can be ...

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