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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“ 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 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 ...

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 ...