• A Linguistic Stylistics Analysis of the Poem 'Breakfast' by Jacques Pervert in theEnglish Language Teaching Contex 

  Subajana, J. (FGS university of Colombo, 2023)

  Stylistics is an essential linguistic approach and is often considered a sub-branch of Applied Linguistics. This paper aims to investigate the poem at four distinct linguistic levels of stylistic analysis: graphological, ...
• Syntactic factors impacting essay writing skills of learners of English as a second language 

  Subajana, J.; Senaratne, C. D. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2023)

  Writing essays at the tertiary level has always presented challenges to students in Sri Lankan universities as it involves a multitude of linguistic competencies. It is identified through essay writing activities and ...
• The use of complex noun phrases in essay writing of English as a second language (ESL) learners 

  Subajana, J.; Senaratne, C. D. (Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2024)

  This study investigates first-year students at the University of Vavuniya and their ability to construct complex noun phrases in academic essay writing. Complex noun phrases, including pre- and post-modifiers, are essential ...
• An investigation of clauses in essay writing by ESL undergraduates at a state university in Sri Lanka: A critical study for enhancing teaching pedagogy 

  Subajana, J.; Senaratna, C.D. (University of Peradeniya, 2024)

  Essay writing is crucial in Sri Lankan education, especially in the state examinations such as the GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels. The essay is a compulsory question which typically carries fifteen marks based on specific ...
• An analysis of student learning style Preferences for promoting student engagement 

  Subajana, J.; Priyanthy, M. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Many students demoralized if the educators fail to identify students learning style preferences inteaching and learning. Therefore, adopting the appropriate and effective methodologies andlearning styles for undergraduates ...
• An Analysis of Paragraph Writing Skills of First-Year Undergraduates in the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka 

  Sebarajah, A. (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2026)

  Effective paragraph writing is a fundamental academic skill that significantly influences students’ success in higher education, where written communication is a primary method of assessment. A good paragraph has a strong ...
• Enhancing ESL Learners’ Phonemic Awareness: A Comprehensive English Letters and Sounds Chart as a Teaching Tool 

  Sebarajah, A. (University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka., 2026)

  Mastering English pronunciation is a complicated, confusing and difficult task for English as a Second Language (ESL) learner at Sri Lankan universities as one English letter consists of different sounds and there are ...
• A Case Study on Effects of Communicative Teaching Method in Improving English Speaking Skills of Grade Ten Students 

  Sebarajah, A. (Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, 2017)

  The research focuses on fostering speaking skills through Communicative Language Teaching, which has been attempted to be adopted in ESL classrooms in schools in Sri Lanka by the government since the late 1980s. (National ...
• The effect of Creating a WhatsApp group to improve Academic Vocabulary Skills in English among undergraduates of Aesthetic Studies at Eastern University, Sri Lanka. University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. 

  Sebarajah, A. (SELT, University of Jaffna, 2019)

  There is a considerable demand for English Language Teaching (ELT) in Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the research is based on teaching Academic vocabulary skills in English to the undergraduates as the students had low academic ...
• Implementing Student-Centered Learning Method in English as a Second Language Classrooms in Sri Lankan Universities -Challenges 

  Sebarajah, A. (Department of English Language Teaching, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2021)

  The concept of learner-centred is traditionally related to student teaching (Ulmer, 1969). Though, “it is not defined in Dewey's work, there exists a clear link from learnercenteredness to the concept of learning through ...
• Investigating the Perceptions of Reading Comprehension in English of the Undergraduates of Swamy Vipulanandha Institute of Aesthetic Studies 

  Sebarajah, A. (Swamy Vipulanandha Institute of Aesthetic Studies, Eastern University, Sri Lanka, 2023)

  The present research aimed at exploring the students’ perceptions of reading comprehension and their English Language proficiency because the learners were passive in reading comprehension classes at the university. In ...
• Learning to Use English Prepositions: Structural Implications for the Tamil Students 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2024)

  The mastery of English prepositions poses a significant challenge for Tamil-speaking ESL students in Sri Lanka, attributable to profound morpho-syntactic structural differences between English and Tamil. English prepositions, ...
• Making Sense of ‘Democracy’: Constructing Ideological and Attitudinal Positions in Media Discourse on Conflict and International Intervention in Sri Lanka. 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (The Centre for Contemporary Theory, Baroda in collaboration with the Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, 2008)

  This paper studies the media construction of ‘democracy’ in commenting on policies, nations, communities, parties, organizations and individuals in the background of the conflict and international intervention in Sri Lanka ...
• The Thematic Diversity Reference Model for English Essay Writing and Assessment in Humanities & Social Sciences 

  Jeyaseelan, G.; Subajana, J. (University of Waterloo, Canada, 2022)

  he learners at the tertiary level show inadequacy in thematic diversity in their essay writing in English, especially in non-English speaking countries. Their effectiveness in developing the assigned topic in dissatisfaction. ...
• Ethnic Conflict, Peace and Development in the Editorials of the Sri Lankan English Newspapers - A Media Discourse Analysis 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (Eastern University of Sri Lanka, 2010)

  Discourse constitutes power in constructing ideational, textual and interpersonal constructs which are ideological. It can transmit and even legitimize power in society. In the post-conflict development scenario, the editors ...
• Promoting Dairy Industry after the War: a case study of the SEED project in the Vavuniya District. 

  Jeyaseelan, G.; Mangaleswaran, T. (Royal Asiatic Society of SriLanka ICSLS, 2010)

  This paper investigates the performance of the community based project which was started in 2007 and implemented by the Social Economical and Environmental Developers (SEED) mainly in the areas of Sekkadipulavu and ...
• Ethnic Conflict and International Relations: an analysis of Metaphorical Construction of the Sri Lankan English Newspaper Editorials. 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (The Open University of Sri Lanka, 2011)

  This study examines the metaphorical construction of ethnic conflict and international relations in Sri Lankan English newspaper editorials published during the ceasefire period between the Government of Sri Lanka and the ...
• The Use of Prepositions in Business Letter Writing in English: an Applied Linguistic Analytical Approach to Language Learning. 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (The Department of English, University of Kelaniya, 2013)

  Sri Lanka needs more applied linguistic research on the appropriate or acceptable use of language structures in English or in business English writing based on contrastive or error analytical approaches. This paper ...
• The impacts of the War on the economic and human security issues of the farmers of Northern Sri Lanka in addressing Prevention of recurrence, reaching for prosperity after the War. 

  Jeyaseelan, G. (The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka and the Open University of Sri Lanka, 2010)

  Although much importance is given to the details of the impacts of the conflicts and of the conflicts themselves in international literature, farmers’ problems and survival strategies in a conflict situation have been ...
• A Discourse Analysis of the Historical Socio-environmental perspectives of the Batticaloa region is presented in the work of F.X.C. Nadarajah. 

  Jeyaseelan, G.; Manobavan, M. (University of Colombo, the Sociological Association of Sri Lanka, 2009)

  Batticaloa, unlike any region in Sri Lanka, is considered unique as its socio-environmental system is characterized by the complex and sensitive interface which the society has evolved with the coastal water bodies such ...

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