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Making errors when learning a language has become universal. There is a pattern of making errors ... more Making errors when learning a language has become universal. There is a pattern of making errors among Sri Lankan students though they come from different locations and follow the same syllabus in their schools. The most determinant factor is environment. This hypothesis is tested by comparing and contrasting the errors committed by a sample group of year eleven students from two different schools in Uva Province who study English as a second language. The identified errors are analyzed under, Inter lingual errors and Intra lingual errors. The errors committed by group I(G1) and group II(G2) are compared and contrasted one another in detail to identify common errors and distinctive errors they made.Thus, the methodological analysis enabled the researcher to identify the authentic reasons that prevent the learners from writing correctly. For example, the first language interference, overgeneralization of known rules etc. Most of the areas where students have made errors are treated l...
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020
This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect... more This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect on English Language users in Sri Lanka and to which extent they differ from region to region when speaking and writing in English as a second language. In order to identify this phenomenon, 125(hundred and twenty five) students (five groups) of Sri Lanka Advanced Technological Education were randomly chosen from six regions and surveyed with twenty five structured questionnaire and an interview. Questionnaires tested formal written expressions while the interview tested formal oral expressions. Thereby the researcher examined to which extent the participants deviated from standard Sri Lankan dialect. The researcher conducted a methodical analysis of the collected data linguistically. It enabled the researcher to identify how and why each group differs from the other dialectically. They are logically treated after thorough analysis under particular linguistic categories. The combinations of the findings of the study and the knowledge gained in the process of study are used to draw conclusions of the factors that contributed to those dialectical variations. Finally the researcher has made some suggestions to go for Identical Sri Lankan Dialect rather than trying to promote regional dialectical variations since the researcher could not elucidate substantial variations among the participants of the study Index Terms-Sri Lankan Dialect, second language, dialectical variation, first language, language interference
This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect... more This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect on English Language users in Sri Lanka and to which extent they differ from region to region when speaking and writing in English as a second language. In order to identify this phenomenon, 125(hundred and twenty five) students ( five groups) of Sri Lanka Advanced Technological Education were randomly chosen from six regions and surveyed with twenty five structured questionnaire and an interview. Questionnaires tested formal written expressions while the interview tested formal oral expressions. Thereby the researcher examined to which extent the participants deviated from standard Sri Lankan dialect. The researcher conducted a methodical analysis of the collected data linguistically. It enabled the researcher to identify how and why each group differs from the other dialectically. They are logically treated after thorough analysis under particular linguistic categories. The combinations of the findings of the study and the knowledge gained in the process of study are used to draw conclusions of the factors that contributed to those dialectical variations. Finally the researcher has made some suggestions to go for Identical Sri Lankan Dialect rather than trying to promote regional dialectical variations since the researcher could not elucidate substantial variations among the participants of the study Index Terms-Sri Lankan Dialect, second language, dialectical variation, first language, language interference
Making errors when learning a language has become universal. There is a pattern of making errors ... more Making errors when learning a language has become universal. There is a pattern of making errors among Sri Lankan students though they come from different locations and follow the same syllabus in their schools. The most determinant factor is environment. This hypothesis is tested by comparing and contrasting the errors committed by a sample group of year eleven students from two different schools in Uva Province who study English as a second language. The identified errors are analyzed under, Inter lingual errors and Intra lingual errors. The errors committed by group I(G1) and group II(G2) are compared and contrasted one another in detail to identify common errors and distinctive errors they made.Thus, the methodological analysis enabled the researcher to identify the authentic reasons that prevent the learners from writing correctly. For example, the first language interference, overgeneralization of known rules etc. Most of the areas where students have made errors are treated l...
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2020
This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect... more This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect on English Language users in Sri Lanka and to which extent they differ from region to region when speaking and writing in English as a second language. In order to identify this phenomenon, 125(hundred and twenty five) students (five groups) of Sri Lanka Advanced Technological Education were randomly chosen from six regions and surveyed with twenty five structured questionnaire and an interview. Questionnaires tested formal written expressions while the interview tested formal oral expressions. Thereby the researcher examined to which extent the participants deviated from standard Sri Lankan dialect. The researcher conducted a methodical analysis of the collected data linguistically. It enabled the researcher to identify how and why each group differs from the other dialectically. They are logically treated after thorough analysis under particular linguistic categories. The combinations of the findings of the study and the knowledge gained in the process of study are used to draw conclusions of the factors that contributed to those dialectical variations. Finally the researcher has made some suggestions to go for Identical Sri Lankan Dialect rather than trying to promote regional dialectical variations since the researcher could not elucidate substantial variations among the participants of the study Index Terms-Sri Lankan Dialect, second language, dialectical variation, first language, language interference
This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect... more This study aims at studying whether the concept of regional dialectical variations had the effect on English Language users in Sri Lanka and to which extent they differ from region to region when speaking and writing in English as a second language. In order to identify this phenomenon, 125(hundred and twenty five) students ( five groups) of Sri Lanka Advanced Technological Education were randomly chosen from six regions and surveyed with twenty five structured questionnaire and an interview. Questionnaires tested formal written expressions while the interview tested formal oral expressions. Thereby the researcher examined to which extent the participants deviated from standard Sri Lankan dialect. The researcher conducted a methodical analysis of the collected data linguistically. It enabled the researcher to identify how and why each group differs from the other dialectically. They are logically treated after thorough analysis under particular linguistic categories. The combinations of the findings of the study and the knowledge gained in the process of study are used to draw conclusions of the factors that contributed to those dialectical variations. Finally the researcher has made some suggestions to go for Identical Sri Lankan Dialect rather than trying to promote regional dialectical variations since the researcher could not elucidate substantial variations among the participants of the study Index Terms-Sri Lankan Dialect, second language, dialectical variation, first language, language interference