SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities [SICASH]
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SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Science and Humanities is organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences of the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), the annual research multi-conference of the faculty.
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Publication Open Access An Analysis of Creati vity, Criti cal Thinking, Communicati on, and Collaborati on Skills in the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) General English Textbook in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2024-12-04) Lawrence, D; Wijesekera, H.DThe Advanced Level General English (GE) Course in Sri Lanka aims to prepare students for success in higher educati on, work, and social life. To achieve this objecti ve, it is necessary to equip students with “21st century skills” in additi on to language skills. A crucial factor that determines the success of the programme is the teaching material. The Advanced Level GE textbook is the primary teaching material for the GE course in schools nati onwide. This study explored the representati on of 21st century skills in this textbook by employing Qualitati ve Content Analysis (QCA) to systemati cally categorize and evaluate instances of 21st century-related acti viti es and discussions within the textbook. Although the study investi gated twelve 21st century skills, in this paper, we focus on the 4Cs (Creati vity, Criti cal Thinking, Communicati on, Collaborati on). The results indicate that although the 4Cs were the most visible skills and consti tuted the majority of occurrences (85.27%), some important aspects or subskills were not adequately represented. In additi on to other outcomes, the presentati on will mainly contribute to English Language teaching material development and evaluati on at both policy and implementati on levels.Publication Embargo Shift in the Sri Lankan ESL Classroom – An Experiment with Mobile Assisted Language Learning(Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 2022-09-15) Amaraweera, SThe young generation of the contemporary world is depended on the omnipresent smart devices Yu (2012). Their advancement has created a range of additional benefits and new means of learning (Chan, 2016). The use of mobile applications for various purposes is commonly experienced in the Sri Lankan context as well. Although frequently used in written and oral discourses, phrasal verbs are subject to be excluded if the correct use of them is challenging for the English as a Second Language (ESL) learners. Therefore, this research intends to inspect the efficacy of teaching Phrasal Verbs via one of the common mobile applications, since it is prevalent in the society. In this empirical study, thirty undergraduates were selected. Pre and post tests were included in it and forty popularly used Phrasal Verbs are used. For the Pre-test, any instructions on Phrasal verbs were not given, but for the Post-test instructions were given. Traditional classroom instructions were given to the controlled group within one hour and the experimental group was guided via the selected mobile application. The results of both the tests were analysed and found that the experimental group outperformed in the Posttest than the other group indicating that the use of mobile applications in the process of teaching English language is an effective resource in instructing on phrasal verbs.