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Item Correlation between Sri Lankan University Students' Self —Esteem and their English Speaking Skills(Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2018) Herath, H.M.W.M.; Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K.Attitudes of individuals on themselves and self-evaluation have continuously been subjected to many researches in social psychology. This research was conducted to discover the relationship between self — esteem and English speaking skills of undergraduates in Sri Lankan universities. To conduct the study, both male and female undergraduates in two state universities; Uva Wellassa University and University of Kelaniya in Sri Lanka were selected. The sample of 100 first year undergraduates (42 male and 58 female) from Faculty of Management were taken as the sample. To measure the self — esteem of the undergraduates, Rosenberg selfesteem scale was used. All items in the questionnaire were answered using a 4-point Likert scale format ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. An oral proficiency test (OPT) was administrated to determine the level of students' speaking ability. The levels of skills were tested in term of accent, structure, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. In addition to those, their nonverbal skills were also taken in to the consideration. To analyze the data Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (SPSS 11) was used. T-test was used to find whether there is a statistically significant relationship between the spoken performances of the students and their self-esteem. The study also revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between English language speaking skills and self-esteem of undergraduates in tertiary level education. The results showed that students with lower level of English speaking skills have lower level of self-esteem and students with high level of English speaking skills have high self-esteem. The students who suffer from lowered self-esteem as they examine themselves; they tend to focus their attention on negative thoughts, which thereby increases self-dissatisfaction.Item Exploring Self-Efficacy of Undergraduates on Pursuing English as a Second Language(Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2019) Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K.Being the most popular means of international communication, English has obtained its own value and power where Sri Lanka is not exclusion. Hence, most of the universities offer English as a Second Language (ESL) having the prime objective of equipping students with communication and language skills necessary in future world of work. Thus, it is significant to explore their self-efficacy on pursuing ESL at the tertiary level education. Current study intended to explore undergraduates’ self-efficacy on pursuing ESL at the university. To achieve the prime objective of this study, a sample of 100 undergraduates of a state university in Sri Lanka who pursue English as a second language was selected using stratified sampling technique. The primary data were collected implementing a questionnaire survey and interviews focusing on seven criteria. As results revealed, except one, majority of respondents have demonstrated higher level of selfefficacy on all the other six criteria. Among them, the highest number of respondents (96%) has recorded their self-efficacy on having attempts on acquiring difficult contents in ESL. Moreover, in relation with criteria: understanding the content of ESL courses, performing well in ESL tests and entailing in activities conducted in ESL courses, more than 80% of the participants from each have shown their self-efficacy. In contrast, 38% of the respondents have recorded neutral viewpoint on dependency of putting their effort on studying English and acquiring the requisite skills where the self-efficacy was indicated only with one fourth of the participants. When considering the confident of understanding the difficult pedagogical concepts in ESL, only 11% of the respondents have manifested strong self-efficacy. Hence, the results of this study are beneficial in designing activities for effective ESL teaching and learning. In conclusion, effective motivational strategies can be applied to make the teaching and learning process a success.Item Impact of Credit Risk Management on Financial Performance of Licensed Commercial Banks and Licensed Specialized Banks in Sri Lanka(Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2019) Gamage, H.L.; Gunaratne, Y.M.C.; Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K.; Deyshapriya, N.P.R.Credit risk management of banking sector has become more a crucial aspect of financial system, since it has been facing difficulties over the years. It refers a situation where the borrower has failed to repay loan or interests when they are due. Hence this study analyzed the impact of credit risk management on financial performance of licensed commercial banks and specialized banks in Sri Lanka. And the study further attempts to examine nature of aforementioned relationship based on banking soundness index indicators CAMEL (Capital adequacy, Assets quality, Management efficiency, Earnings and Liquidity). Return on Equity, Net Interest Margin and Earnings per Share used as the measurements of financial performance. Bank size considered as a control variable. Data were collected from 12 commercial banks and 3 specialized banks out of 32 banks in Sri Lanka. The key data source is the audited annual financial statements of selected banks over the 7 years (2011-2017). Pearson correlation and random effect panel regression model were employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that Capital adequacy and Asset quality have negative insignificant impact on financial performance while Loan to Deposit has negative and significant impact on financial performance. In contrast, Management efficiency and Earnings have positive significant impact on financial performance of LCBs & LSBs in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study suggests that CAMEL model can be used as a proxy for credit risk management and conclude that credit risk still remains a major predictor of the performance of banks in Sri Lanka. The study recommended that banks should initiate Basel III framework, hedge the risk, do the loan portfolio diversification and integrate proactive & reactive approaches to mitigate the credit risk as much as possible to earn high performance and to reduce the compliance risk as well.Item Impact of Pursuing Certificate in English for Junior Executives on Enhancement of Communication through English Language(Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2018) Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K.; Herath, H.M.W.M.Having gained international acceptance as widely used medium of communication, English reigns supreme in all aspects of the society. This research intends discovering the prime objective, the impact of pursuing 'Certificate in English for Junior Executives (CEJE}' on enhancement of communication skill through English and the research problem was formulated as, is there a significant impact of pursuing CEJE on enhancing communication through English? Randomly selected sample of 80 Junior Executives in different public and private institutions in Uva Province was considered while employing questionnaire and observations to collect primary data. The statistical software, Minitab 15 was used for analytical purpose. In addition, graphs and charts were used for graphical representation of the results. As to the results ascertained, the respondents have gained better improvement in all language skills than the previous stage after pursuing CEJE recording significant boost in 'very good' and ‘good’ levels of communication through English while reflecting negative effect on ‘fair’, ‘poor’ and 'very poor' levels in particular aspect. Hence, the research highlighted the positive impact of pursuing CEJE on enhancement of communication through English language among adult learners. Further, the findings illustrated the importance of applying interactive activities in language classrooms to better facilitate learners as majority of the learners have the belief that they could be competent communicators in English while enhancing their language skills through array of interesting activities. Consequently, the current research intends to challenge the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH). Thus, outcome of this research is beneficial for designing training programs for employees enlightening the teaching and learning process of English as a Second Language in Sri Lanka especially with the implementation of creative teaching methodologies including diversified yet interesting activities and further research can be conducted pursuing this line of the research..Item A Study on Attributes of Undergraduates and Lecturers Towards Objective Fulfillment of Course Units Offered by Department of English Language Teaching, Sabaragamuwa University(Uva Wellassa University of Srilanka, 2011) Jayasundara, J.M.P.V.K.; Abewickrama, R.Note: See the PDF Version English has incorporated in Sri Lankan education domain in the colonial era and currently, English as a Second Language (ESL) plays a major role not only in education but in all the aspects of the society. Moreover, a working knowledge of English has become a requirement in a number of fields, occupations and professions such as engineering, medicine and information Technology; as a consequence over a billion people speak English to at least a basic level. It is one of six official languages of the United Nations. English has often been referred to as a "world language", the lingua franca of the modem era, Since English it is more widely spoken. Although it is not an official language in most countries, it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. Being a highly influenced language and having tremendous power as a symbol of states, English plays an important role in the university system in Sri Lanka. If students are not equipped with English language competency in university level, they have to undergo number of difficulties (CRNC, 1968). Being one of the scholarly institutions, which is highly responsible in producing graduates who are capable of bridging the language gap in Sri Lankan context, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (SUSL) has inherited the only all English Language Teaching Department (ELTD) in Sri Lankan university system in the year 2005 at the place of English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU). As a department functions under the Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, it serves in two ways: firstly by offering English as a Second language for all the students in their first two academic years and secondly by offering English as a core subject under major or minor streams in Bachelor of Arts special (languages) degree programme. The prime objective of establishing ELTD is to create future English teachers with perfect English knowledge to the society filling the gap already existing in the field. However, none of the researches have been conducted to explore the fulfillment of the objectives of course unites offered by ELTD. Therefore, researcher decided to conduct a survey in order to identify the current situation of ELTD at SUSL. The research problem was formulated as whether ELTD has reached its objectives regarding the Core English Language (CEL) and English Studies (ENG). The study was conducted with the prime objective of exploring the fulfillment of the objectives of course units CEL and ENG offered by ELTD discovering the attitudes of undergraduates and lectures at SUSL.