Junior Research Symposium on English Language Education for World Citizenship: Challenges and Opportunities
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Item Challenges faced by University Students in Foreign Language Acquisition(English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Randhuli, I.; Jayasinghe, M.; Samaraweera, S.; Kaushalya, K.University students encounter various challenges in learning a second or a foreign language. The research intends to figure out those challenges in making headway with the new target language from conversational to mastery. In fact, we separately plan to pinpoint the undergoing challenges with respect to skills of speaking and writing in accordance with the levels of language fluency at the moment. For this purpose, the methodology of this cohort and retrospective study is comprised of a structured questionnaire to be answered by “Beginner” and “Intermediate” students of foreign languages. The respondents are chosen effectively focusing on both Sri Lankan and Foreign students of university in order to acquire high accuracy in conclusions. The initial portion of the questionnaire focuses on identifying the student relative to the foreign language they learn, determining the level of fluency. The rest of the questionnaire is substantially directed upon the challenges they have confronted in writing and speaking the target language and their subjective solutions. The methodology, strategies of overcoming these challenges they face in beginner and intermediate levels in order to advance the language are the vital concerns of the research. How the resemblances of a known language can help to proceed for the comprehension of the new, whether it be the learner’s first language or another, is to be examined. Therefore the collection of obtained data is to be analyzed to determine the challenges at certain points of learning and to provide solutions to ease the process.Item Social Issues and Challenges of Students in English Education(English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Abeythunge, M.; Abeythunge, I.; Upamalika, N.; Shrestha, S.English education plays a major role in the modern society. English is compulsory in both educational and professional sectors. It is a known fact that every individual should hold the knowledge of English to succeed in the modern society. However, every student is not given that privilege of learning the language properly. This is because the students are not well facilitated for that as some are from rural areas. A large number of students are waiting for the proper and gradual improvement of the language, in other words, they do not acquire the language to the extent it is required. When a language is taught, the four skills of reading, speaking, writing and listening should be improved. But mostly the improving of reading and writing skills is restricted to the school text books. The purpose of this research is to identify the challenges of learning English of the students from non-urban areas. Therefore a questionnaire containing basic questions on students’ educational background will be distributed among a selected set of students in a rural region. The findings will help to discuss the attitudes of students over teaching and learning methods, challenges, difficulties, insufficient resources and negligence. The paper will also focus on certain variations on classroom teaching and learning methods, teaching and learning strategies and techniques. The results will help to increase motivation and develop English language learning, neglecting the state of bucolic.