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Sri Lankan English as the Standard/ Model for Language Assessment in English Language Teaching in Sri Lanka
(2023-09-07)While Sri Lankan English (SLE) has been prescribed as the standard for English Language Teaching (ELT) practices including Language Assessment (LA) in Sri Lanka, there has been considerable resistance to it both from ... -
Sri Lankan English as the Standard/ Model for Language Assessment in English Language Teaching in Sri Lanka: Understanding Tertiary Level Teacher Resistance
(2023-09)Although the argument for adopting periphery varieties such as Sri Lankan English (SLE) as the standard for English Language Assessment (LA) has been established both in the World Englishes scholarship and by prominent Sri ... -
Sri Lankan English Teachers` Attitudes and Perceptions towards Sri Lankan English
(2019)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 ... -
Sri Lankan Fishermen: A Potential Maritime Security Concern
(21/08/2014)End of LTTE terrorism was a key factor in the rapid growth of fisheries activities in Sri Lanka. The relaxation of various restrictions imposed on fishermen helped the expansion of fisheries activities to a greater extent. ... -
Sri Lankan Grapes Used as Sensitizer in Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
(2023-09)Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) belong to the third-generation photovoltaic technology. The sensitizer development is mainly focused on natural dyes because of low-cost, and environment friendliness. The most significant ... -
Sri Lankan Identity in Architecture: Perceptions of Lay People on Designed Sri Lankan House
(2023-09)Architects often face the challenge of understanding and meeting the preferences of their clients, ensuring that their designs align with the client's expectations. One key preference commonly expressed by Sri Lankan ... -
Sri Lankan Identity in Architecture: Perceptions of Lay People on Designed Sri Lankan House
(2023-09)Architects often face the challenge of understanding and meeting the preferences of their clients, ensuring that their designs align with the client’s expectations. One key preference commonly expressed by Sri Lankan ... -
Sri Lankan Legal Version of Migrant Workers’ Rights: How It is and How It shall be
(2017)‘Migrant workers’ are generally defined as people who leave their home country in search of employment. It is known that the largest source of income in Sri Lanka is foreign employment. Protection of the migrant becomes ... -
Sri Lankan Perspectives on “Fighting the Lie”
(2022-09)In ancient times, war was wholly militaristic and physical in nature, where troops protected borders. However, at present war has changed from physical space to virtual space. Social media is the biggest platform ... -
Sri Lankan Traditional Rice Varieties: Their Ability on Controlling Postprandial Glycaemic Response
(2019)The current popularity of Sri Lankan traditional rice varieties stem from the many health benefits, specially the suitability for people with non communicable diseases (NCD) such as diabetes etc. Staples which produce ... -
Sri Lanka’s Strategic Relevance in the South Asian Region: An Analysis of India’s Indian Ocean Strategy and China’s Maritime Silk Route Initiative
(2015)Both China and India have shown an increasing interest towards the Indian Ocean and have towards this end, engineered several key strategies and initiatives, i.e. the Maritime Silk Route initiative by the former and the ... -
Stakeholder needs in English for Legal Purposes (ELP) for Sri Lankan Undergraduates
(2014)Studies on needs analysis in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) have focused their attention on identifying contradictory stakeholder needs. This study is aimed at identifying needs of stakeholders with regard to the ... -
Stakeholders’ Perceptions on Adoption of Eco-friendly Technologies to Minimize Chemical Fertiliser Use in Paddy Farming
(2023-09)It is accepted that Eco-Friendly Technologies (EFTs) can be used to reduce the use of Chemical Fertilizers (CFs) significantly and to gain in economic, social, and environmental benefits. Thus this study was aimed to ... -
State Legitimacy and the Criteria for Statehood
(2020)Defining a ‘State’ and the criterion for ‘Statehood’ was found to be ambiguous due to legitimacy issues. State as a subject of international law is enabled with certain rights and duties obliged to perform. While the ... -
State Responsibility and Legal Framework of Sri Lanka in Food Safety
(2017)Using different kinds of chemicals for agriculturally produced foods is a common phenomenon in Sri Lanka. The use of chemicals can be seen mostly in each and every step in the cultivation process, from nursery level till ... -
Statistical Analysis and Forecasting Model for Monthly Mean Temperature in Colombo
(2014)Colombo is an industrial city in the western province of Sri Lanka which has a high population density. Also, it is one of the cities which is warming faster due to industrial processes and lack of forestry. According to ... -
Statistical modelling of electricity consumption in Sri Lanka
(2019)—Consumption of electricity is growing each year in Sri Lanka due to industrialization, urbanization, modernization. Forecasting electricity consumption is highly important when deciding on investment and construction. ... -
Statutory Commissions and Their Consequences in Sri Lanka: A Legal Perspective
(2021)Comparative to the limited number of different organizational structures in the private sector, the Sri Lankan public sector has a diverse spectrum of organizational structures such as boards, authorities, commissions, ...