English occupies a paradoxical position in Asia, serving as both a vehicle for socio-economic mobility and a source of cultural and linguistic tension. The study aims to critically trace the historical development of ...

Since the 2000s, there has been an increased interest among regional authors and translation scholars in bringing the classics of regional languages into English. Numerous projects, often in association with universities, ...

Even after 75 years of independence, Sri Lanka still follows the legal system that it inherited from British colonial rule. Accordingly, the legal jargon used in Sri Lanka’s judiciary strictly adheres to colonial ...

In both academic and corporate sectors today, there is an increased demand for both competency and fluency in the English Language. To address this development, aligning with the changes in the higher education sector ...

This study explores the relationship between language accessibility and citizen engagement within Sri Lanka’s digital governance framework, focusing on the role of English in shaping public access to e-government ...

Bangladeshi Literature in English (BLE) exists at the crossing of two contending colonial paradigms: Orientalism and Anglicism. Orientalism, as the present connotation suggests, is a romantic narrative of the Orients. ...

The lasting prominence of the English language interwoven in India’s educational and administrative systems is rooted in its colonial past and evolving to meet the standards of globalisation. The complex and often ...

In multicultural and multilingual societies across the globe, the language question has been central to notions of unity and equity. This is especially so in contexts of war based on ethnolinguistic division. Sri ...

The Sri Lankan educational landscape is shaped by historical, socio-political, linguistic, and economic factors. Typical in postcolonial countries, English enjoys a dominant place in society, particularly in education, ...

The growth of English in second and foreign language contexts has considerably impacted English Language Teaching (ELT). As an international language, English has transformed from an academic subject to a practical medium ...