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The Effect of Western Colonization on ‘School Cultures’ and its Impact on Learning and Teaching English

Perera, Marie (2012)

It has been argued that any classroom methodology to be appropriate it needs to be ‘culture sensitive’ (Holliday, 1994). Further, it is also claimed that ‘culture sensitivity’ needs to be realized through ethnographic ...
THE ROLE OF CLASSROOM INTERACTION IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN SRI LANKA

Perera, M.E.S. (2001)

The objective of teaching English as a second language in the secondary schools in Sri Lanka is for oral communication. Between 1985 to 1999, the English Every Day (EED) learning materials were used in all Sri Lankan ...
Implementation of the Philosophical Concept of Student Centred Education at Senior Secondary Level

Dahanayake, S.S. (2006)

Various reports on Education both locally and globally have emphasized the need to improve quality of Education. In order to achieve quality education in Sri Lanka, in 1997 reforms introduced new policies. Particularly ...
ENHANCING LITERARY COMPETENCE THROUGH ACTIVITY BASED LITERATURE LEARNING

Neranjani, E. Sulochana (2011)

The aim of this study is to find out how literary competencies of students who learn English Literature in Sri Lanka can be enhanced using activity based methods in the classroom. This chapter focuses on the background and ...
A Study on the Current Practice of the Non- formal Education Programmes in the Community Learning Centres in Sri Lanka

Kapila Bandara, L.M. (2005)

The main objective of this study was to conduct a scene survey of the current practice of the income-generating programmes in the Community Learning Centres. Information was gathered from the participants, instructors, ...

The Effect of Western Colonization on ‘School Cultures’ and its Impact on Learning and Teaching English

Perera, Marie (2012)

It has been argued that any classroom methodology to be appropriate it needs to be ‘culture sensitive’ (Holliday, 1994). Further, it is also claimed that ‘culture sensitivity’ needs to be realized through ethnographic ...
THE ROLE OF CLASSROOM INTERACTION IN SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION IN SRI LANKA

Perera, M.E.S. (2001)

The objective of teaching English as a second language in the secondary schools in Sri Lanka is for oral communication. Between 1985 to 1999, the English Every Day (EED) learning materials were used in all Sri Lankan ...
Implementation of the Philosophical Concept of Student Centred Education at Senior Secondary Level

Dahanayake, S.S. (2006)

Various reports on Education both locally and globally have emphasized the need to improve quality of Education. In order to achieve quality education in Sri Lanka, in 1997 reforms introduced new policies. Particularly ...
ENHANCING LITERARY COMPETENCE THROUGH ACTIVITY BASED LITERATURE LEARNING

Neranjani, E. Sulochana (2011)

The aim of this study is to find out how literary competencies of students who learn English Literature in Sri Lanka can be enhanced using activity based methods in the classroom. This chapter focuses on the background and ...
A Study on the Current Practice of the Non- formal Education Programmes in the Community Learning Centres in Sri Lanka

Kapila Bandara, L.M. (2005)

The main objective of this study was to conduct a scene survey of the current practice of the income-generating programmes in the Community Learning Centres. Information was gathered from the participants, instructors, ...
Merging of context and methodology : M.Ed in TESOL curriculum in Sri Lanka – A pioneer effort.

Perera, M.E.S. (2004)

A current debate is on going as to whether the dominance of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) has led to the neglect of the cruicial aspects of language pedagogy, namely the context in which that pedagogy takes place. ...
Apprenticeship and Guided Participation” in University English Language Teaching

Perera, M.E.S. (2006)

According to socio-cultural theory and activity theory, children learn through participating learned English in a friendly and relaxed environment with opportuniti with others in common purposeful activities. Two basic, ...
Why not but I can't” – Influence of a ‘culture of poverty' on learning: A case study

Perera, M.E.S. (Paper presented at the 10 th Anniversary International symposium The issues and challenges of the 21 st century. 4 th -8 th July 2006 , Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka ., 2008)

Culture of poverty could be defined as an entire way of life of the poor living in the vice and depression of life in all aspects of life. Lewis, (1970,p.85) states that “ in addition to being a condition of chronic ...
Overcoming learned helplessness

Perera, M.E.S. (2007)

“ English for all” was the main aim of proposing that English should be taught as the compulsory second language in all schools in Sri Lanka ( Kannangara Reforms, 1943). In the five year Primary Education Plan (1999) the ...
Student heterogeneity – the reality of the Sri Lankan ESL classrooms

Perera, M.E.S. (2008)

Student heterogeneity is the reality of the ESL classroom in Sri Lanka as well as in many Asian countries. Student heterogeneity is a problem teachers face in most classrooms. However, in the ESL secondary classrooms this ...
Coping with student heterogeneity in the English Language classrooms in Sri Lanka

Perera, M.E.S. (2008)

A knowledge economy as identified by the World Bank (2007,p.1) consists of four pillars. English Language is irrevocably linked with these pillars. Unfortunately, even though English is considered the most important skill ...
The learning teacher, experiential learning and the teaching practice cycle

Perera, M.E.S. (2009)

It is believed that one of the main tenant of teacher professional development Courses should be transfer of skills. . However, the literature claims that there is often a gap between what is learnt in the course and ...
Three in one” – a Collaborative Action Research

Perera, M.E.S. (2010)

The assumption in Sri Lanka is that equal opportunities to learn English can be provided simply by using the same learning materials, based on the same teaching approach with all the students. Although this assumption has ...
Is ability grouping an answer to teaching English in large ESL classes in Sri Lanka?

Perera, M.E.S. (2011)

This paper is based on a collaborative action research. The purpose of the study was to find out strategies to minimize the problems resulting in student heterogeneity in the Sri Lankan second language classrooms. In this ...
Building bridges” - National Integration through the teaching of the Second National Language

Perera, M.E.S. (2011)

At the culmination of the more than two decades of the secessionist conflict in Sri Lanka, understanding between the two main ethnic groups is imperative in building social cohesion. Since language is the vehicle through ...
Teaching English in Urban Sri Lanka The Case of Four Government Schools in Colombo

Karunaratne, Iresha Madhavi (2008)

This paper examines the effectiveness of the teaching methodology adopted for teaching English in four government schools in Colombo. The curriculum specifies Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) as the teaching methodology ...
Learning the second language in a disadvantaged school setting: Is ‘learned helplessness’ – a cause for failure to learn the second language?

Perera, M.E.S. (2004)

Teachers often encounter in their classrooms at least a few students who do not make any attempt to learn. This is especially the case in second and foreign language classrooms. One of the issues identified by practicing ...
The Effect of Western Colonization on ‘School Cultures’ and its Impact on Learning and Teaching English

Perera, M.E.S. (2005)

It has been argued that any classroom methodology to be appropriate it needs to be ‘culture sensitive’ (Holliday, 1994). Further, it is also claimed that ‘culture sensitivity’ needs to be realized through ethnographic ...

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