| dc.description.abstract | While Sri Lankan English has been established
as a standard variety of English for many years, the
speakers of various social groups in Sri Lanka perceive
different views towards Sri Lankan English. Law,
administration as well as the education sectors of the
country possess a great power in spreading and influencing
the beliefs of the Sri Lankan English speakers. As the
pioneers in widening the knowledge about Sri Lankan
English among the next generations of Sri Lanka, it is
necessary for English teachers to have a positive outlook
towards Sri Lankan English. This study aims to examine the
attitudes and perceptions of Sri Lankan English teachers
towards Sri Lankan English. In addition, this study further
inspects in which manner the teachers encourage learners
to use Sri Lankan English, along with teachers’
recommendations to improve the awareness of Sri Lankan
English among teachers and students. Questionnaires were
given among fifty teachers of English from schools and
tuition, and ten teachers were selected for the interviews,
to collect the required data. Analyzed data revealed that
although Sri Lankan English teachers acknowledge Sri
Lankan English, they lack knowledge about Sri Lankan
English; teachers had confusion between Sri Lankan English
with British English and they showed reluctance to accept
that their spoken variety is Sri Lankan English. | |
