Junior Research Symposium on English Language Education for World Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities
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Item Improving English though Participating in University Student Organizations.(English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Ponnamperuma, P.; Ruwandika, K.; Devindi, T.English has become the de facto language of communication in the academia and the language that some of the student organizations operate in. These student organizations operate networking all universities in and outside Sri Lanka. The aim of this study is to see whether undergraduates actually improve their English knowledge by participation in student originations. For this purpose, a sample of 30 students were given questionnaires with two open ended questions asking about their views on improving English knowledge through participating in student organizations. For this purpose three student organizations, AISEC, Gavel club and Model United Nations (MUN) were selected. The participants were selected through purposive sampling; those who are members of one or more of the aforementioned student organizations. The results elaborate that although students use English, there is much code switching and it is difficult to identify if they really improve their English through participation in these organizations. In conclusion, a more comprehensive study would help to have a better understanding of this phenomenon.Item Developing the Ability of using Articles through Language Games(English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Amarasiri, Y.; Udara, N.; Maheshika, P.; Atapattu, M.; Jayathilaka, M.In Sri Lanka, generally students face difficulties in using ‘correct suitable articles’ in writing. Research foregrounds that students enjoy leaning English through activities such as songs and poems and this research primarily examines the effect that games have on improving the ability of using ‘articles’ appropriately. Using the purposive sampling method, an experimental group comprising 30 Grade 8 students (two classes) was selected from a Co-Ed school – Saranathissa K.V. A pretest was administered with fifteen questions using articles and after conducting several games a post test was conducted. The control group of 15 students were taught a lesson on article usage and the same test was administered. The findings foreground that those who were in the experimental group scored better than those who were in the control group. To conclude, it is noted that a more comprehensive study is necessary to understand the impact that language games have on learning articles.