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{"title":"Bonding to bridging: networking patterns of up-country Tamil businesses in Sri Lanka","authors":"S. Ananda","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5976","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5976","url":null,"abstract":"The entrepreneurial role of Up-country Tamils is significant among the other Tamil groups as representative of “entrepreneurial little tradition” in the Sri Lankan commercial sector. Since they commit three-fold characteristics of ethnic-entrepreneurship, which are being members of a marginal, minority and immigrant group, the study is intended to contribute to the construction of a broader discourse on the particular characteristics of Up-country Tamil entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka. Multiple factors such as historical protocol, politico-economic background and cultural causes are responsible for construction of their entrepreneurial identity. The caste and kinship-based networking pattern and excessive self exploitation help them to construct the initial social capital. However, when the entrepreneur either seeks to widen the entrepreneurial capacity or when the entrepreneur is unsatisfied with the basic form of networking, he/she is required to shift from privet spaces to public spaces. In one hand it is a geographical movement from the estate sector to a public location such as a town or a bazaar. On the other hand it tends to be a modernization of traditional norms and values of the Tamil community. Therefore, this study may be a source of general understanding of a marginal social group overcomes its socio-cultural barriers in terms of entrepreneurship development; it also attempts to reveal the cultural structure of the Up-country Tamil community, their everyday needs, and the interrelations between members to achieve goals. Within this ground, this study attempts to describe significant entrepreneurial patterns of Up-country Tamil community by field research conducted in three major plantation areas in Sri Lanka. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5976 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 109-138","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128672381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of individual factors on the business performance of women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka","authors":"K. Dharmaratne","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5977","url":null,"abstract":"Sri Lankan women have only recently taken an active role in the business sector of the country. However, they are seemed competing on an equal footing with the men, in the business field. This empirical investigation attempted to understand the impact of personal and industrial factors on the business performance of women entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka. This empirical study examined the applicability of five theoretical perspectives derived from studies in USA and Israel. These five theoretical perspectives include Motivation and Goals, Social Learning Theory, Network Affiliation Human Capital and industrial factors. Each of these variables was ope-rationalized using 4 or 5 dimensions and sub dimensions. This study sheds light on the explanatory power of these five perspectives in the Sri Lankan context. Six hypotheses and six major research questions were developed and tested. A survey was conducted to gather primary data by selecting 100 small business women from Galle, Colombo and Ratnapura districts and that data was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis and Pearson’s correlation analysis. The reliability was tested using Chronbatch’s Alfa value method and all the variables carried equal or above 0.65. The best fit model of the multiple linear regression includes only three variables such as Motivation & Goals, Human Capital and Industrial factors and excludes the Social Learning Theory and Network Affiliation because their ability to predict the Business Performance is negligible. The correlation analysis too showed strong positive correlations between Business Performance of Sri Lankan women entrepreneurs and Motivation & Goals and Human Capital. Social Learning Theory and Network Affiliation showed positive correlations with Business Performance. But the relationships were not much vivid. There is a very strong positive correlation between Business Performance of small business women and Industrial factors with a 0.721 of coefficient of correlation at a 99% significant level. Overall, this research suggests that theories regarding women entrepreneurship in particular, derived from researches in developed countries need to be carefully examined and tested before being used in developing or non-developed country contexts like Sri Lanka. But in special cases those theories can be applied with slight modifications so that many benefits can be gained from them. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5977 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 139-165","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114679070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Market window analysis: a case of tobacco, paddy and big oinon farmers in Galewela, Sri Lanka","authors":"M. Thennakoon, Dam de Silva","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5890","url":null,"abstract":"The study was carried out to determine profitable market existence for tobacco, paddy and big onion cultivations. The research was conducted in Galewela DS division in Matale district. Tobacco, paddy and big onion were considered major cultivating crops in the area during the Yala season. The market existence for each crops were evaluated using market window analysis. “Market window” refers to a period of time when the prices received by producers for selected crops were greater than the production costs. Profitability and economic efficiency of each crop was measured in order to identify most suitable crop for the season. Cost of production and budget for each crop was prepared using primary data obtained from the field survey in Galewela DS division. Historical prices were collected from economic centers of Dambulla, Meegoda and Ceylon Tobacco Company. Results revealed that profitable market exists for each crop. There was no market existing for tobacco green leaf before 2009 and the profitable market was emerged for paddy after year 2007. Market for big onion cultivators was profitable during studied time period (2003 – 2009) but volatile in its pricing pattern. Highest profitability and the economic efficiency were observed for big onion cultivation. Study revealed that most economic crop for Yala season was the big onion. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5890 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 95-108","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115814192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pricing ecological beauty under Dichotomous choice framework: the case of Taman Negara national park in Malaysia","authors":"A. Shantha, B. Ali","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5888","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5888","url":null,"abstract":"Taman Negara is Malaysia’s premier national park and the largest in the country covering over 4343 square kilometers (434,300 hectares) of primary forest, spans across three states Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang - and is situated in the center of the Peninsula Malaysia. It is home to much wildlife and is a popular tourist attraction to both local and foreign tourists. This study attempts to determine the economic value of Taman Negara National Park by eliciting visitors’ willingness to pay (WTP) using contingent valuation method followed by single bounded dichotomous choices. A stepwise backward binary multivariate logistic regression model was used to measure WTP and to determine the factors that influence the variation in WTP. Primary data were obtained from 368 local and foreign visitors who have been interviewed in TN Park. The study found that both local and foreign visitors were willing to pay more than the current charges for entrance permit and nature based activities provided by TN Park. On average visitors are willing to pay for entrance permit RM 16.71 ($ 5.4) per person. The existing rate is RM 1 ($ 0.32) per person. Beside, WTP for all other activities such as fishing license, camera license, camping fee, canopy walkway and hide fee is much higher than the existing rates. The optimum pricing strategy should be a combination of policy objectives and information gathered from local and foreign visitors on WTP. In conclusion, this study can be used as a tool for revising pricing policies on TN national park in Malaysia. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5888 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 75-93","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131502999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A nihilistic delirium to catharsis the fantasy for a better world: a historical and literary re-contextualization of the musical role of velvet underground","authors":"M. Hapugoda","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5887","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5887","url":null,"abstract":"V elvet Underground (referred as Velvets from here on in this essay) is one of the most authentic, influential but least talked rock bands in the history of rock music, whose contribution is greatly forgotten in presence of the high popularity of the commercial form of rock. Started in 1966, the Velvets successfully articulated the avant-garde movement in 1950s and the European eliticism to create an independent, nihilistic and subversive form of rock which was later known as punk. Their style was the most self-expressive and pessimistic rock structure to go in between the hippie psychedelia influenced by existentialism and German expressionism; the two most influential ideological reactions which dominated the intellectual and literary tradition for decades in the post-war Europe. Without identifying with both hegemonic strands, the Velvets pertinently invented their own independent way to express the most profound and authentic feelings of their generation. They were later celebrated for their intellectual and artistic use of rock with great amount of experiments along side avant-gardism. In their poignantly arranged, de-aesthetic songs, though inspired by the use of heroin, have shown an imagination for the need of a better world. This paper will research how their self-expressive, nihilistic and notorious dreams which actually meant to get rid of the era’s desperation can be literary re-articulated to vision a futuristic better world. Though this situation of nihilism and futuristic hope is paradoxical, it is the very dilemma of the era and of modernity. The visualization of Velvet’s fantasy is, if psychoanalytically contextualized, in the form of a nihilistic delirium made through drugs and, resulted as, in Freudian terms, a catharsis to release the masculine libido ; the sexual energy in the Id and sometimes as thanatos ; the death instinct: both the animal within us. Their death instinct is also illuminated by the fact that they denied the ‘pleasure principle’, or in other words, the entertainment aspect in rock music. In this case, they are studied here as the first rock band with taboo adult fantasies in their songs which were mainly not for kids. This discussion will also observe their deliberate and positive use of deviant social attitudes, sexual perversion, underground metropolistic and seductive urbanistic hyper –realism in their songs in fantasizing the future better world against the contemporary monotonous, de-humanized socio-political structures. Their attempt to go beyond the political reactionism of that era towards a political radicalism, which was not the usual case in the time, will be paid attention to, while discussing their style and lyrics. Velvets’ contribution to rock music will historically be restructured in the first part, and the content will be literarily evaluated through some of their renowned lyrics in the second part of this dialogue to prove the hypothesis. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5887 Sab","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"39 12","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120889127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sensitivity of stock prices to economic events: econometric evidence from Sri Lankan stock market and US stock market","authors":"D.A.I. Dayarathne, R. Lakshman","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5886","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5886","url":null,"abstract":"This paper attempts to examine the sensitivity of stock prices to economic events in an emerging market and in a developed market. Historically several studies have been undertaken on the stock market sensitivity on important economic events in several markets. The sensitivity of stock prices to major economic events is measured by using the volatility test of Inclan and Tiao which objectively differentiates the volatile period from the weekly data series of both markets. The All Share Price Index (ASPI) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Composite Index are used for the volatility test of Inclan and Tiao (1994). Then, the major economic events are matched with the volatility periods of the prices. It is found that the stock prices in both markets are highly sensitive to the major economic events. The findings of this study consistent with Bailey and Chung (1995) who find that important political events tend to be associated with sudden change in volatility. Thus this suggests that portfolio managers should be cautious in advising their clients in dynamic situations in the markets in this nature. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5886 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 21-32","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121375450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Farmers’ perception of performance performed by extension field workers/facilitators during integrated pest management farmer field school training programme in Sindh province of Pakistan","authors":"A. Siddiqui, M. Siddiqui","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5867","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5867","url":null,"abstract":"In connection to environment friendly farming, potential stakeholders took efforts and launched FAO-EU-ADB funded National Integrated Pest Management (Nat-IPM) Programme for Cotton in Pakistan during the years 2001 to 2004 and introduced new extension training methodology called Farmer Field School (FFS). The basic principle of  FFS training was to enable farmers to be self sufficient, using IPM practices that are agro-ecosystem friendly. This study examined the performance performed by agriculture extension field workers/facilitators (EFW/F)in the implementation of IPM-FFS trainings with special reference to cotton crop in selected districts of Sindh province of Pakistan. A survey study was carried out in four districts of Sindh province (Hyderabad, Tando Allahyar, Matiari and Mirpurkhas). The total sample size comprised of 144 farmers who were involved in the series of IPM-FFS training sessions. Farmers’ perceived that EFW/F played an effective role and performed positively in IPM-FFS activities during training programme. Further, results of present study a confirmation of the adoption and a validation of  IPM-FFS as a successful extension approach in Sindh province of Pakistan. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5867 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 1-12","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132076030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reliable detection of viable Salmonella enterica from inoculated chicken samples by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) with vivification step","authors":"R. Rathnayaka, S. Rakshit","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V11I1.5868","url":null,"abstract":"Inspection of food for the presence of Salmonella is a major concern in food industry. Many rapid, reliable and sensitive novel methods have been developed to detect Salmonella from food samples. However a method to detect live bacterial cells separately from dead cells yet to be developed. Although fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) has been identified as promising method in this regards, the viable count could be overestimated by FISH technique due to dead cells with some amount of non degraded rRNA. Some times it could be underestimated because of inactive but viable cells which not produce detectable amount of rRNA. The possibility of using antibiotic treatment step in FISH technique to overcome this problem was studied. Chicken samples inoculated by differently prepared mixtures of live and heat killed Salmonella enterica cultures were used to isolate bacterial cells with and without antibiotic treatment (Nalidixic acid 10μg/ml and Ciprofloxacin 1μg/ml for 2h at 370C). FISH was performed with Salmonella specific 23S rRNA probe Sal3, 5’-AATCACTTCACCTACGTG-3’ labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) at 5’ end. Cells observed with high intensity under fluorescent microscope were identified as live cells. Results of statistical analysis for antibiotic treated and untreated samples indicated that the introduction of antibiotic treatment step in FISH technique permitted a successful application to over come the problem associated with viable Salmonella enterica detection and quantification. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v11i1.5868 Sabaragamuwa University Journal 2012; V. 11 No. 1 pp 13-19","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"160 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132641521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Sociological Study of the Homicide in Sri Lanka: A Case Study in Rathnapura Secretariat Division","authors":"Ns Jayathunga","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V9I1.3733","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V9I1.3733","url":null,"abstract":"This study is an attempt to recognize the causes for homicide and analysis them in a sociological aspect. The crimes which are differed to each society has a big impact on contravention of the collective conscious that helps to positive existence the in the society. As well as this social revolution process copes with the globalization process. The crimes such as murders, rape, child abuse, hitting, robbery and illegal money printing have been expanding in Sri Lankan society with the current wave of crime. Crimes are the major criterion of determining development in each country. This study seeks to identify the reasons and the remedies for the murders in Sri Lanka. Rathnapura police division was selected for the study because of several reasons. It is one of the districts, which recorded the highest number of crimes, and it mainly represents the crimes in rural sector. Non-probability purposive sampling used for the study because the area is much specified and is not very common scenario for each household. 20 cases of murders were included in the sample. The sample is derived through the secondary source of police reports taken from the police head quarters; research papers, publications and web sites were used as the secondary data. Structural and non-structural interviews and observations are further used. There are several limitations of the study. Although crime is a widespread issue, all areas in Sri Lanka were not covered through the study due to time and budgetary constraints. Because Rathnapura district records the very high rate of crimes, the study selected the particular district but Rathnapura police division is the only concern of the study as to make the study easier and descriptive. The study is only based on the cases from 2001 upto2002. Major limitation of the study is that the concealing the real information about the particular incident by the victims and criminals because of several sociological and legal obstacles. The study concludes that the major causes for murders in Rathnapura police division as informal sexual relations, alcoholism, poverty, illiteracy, family background, revenging purposes, monitory purposes, environment and hot temper. Some short, medium, and long-term suggestions are proposed by the study to minimize murders as a one of the crimes in Rathnapura police division as a final contribution of the study. Key words: Crime; Homicide; Social problem DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v9i1.3733 Sabaramuwa University Journal , Volume 9 Number 1; December 2010, pp 45-55","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128713067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Analysis of Errors in English Writing of Sinhala Speaking Undergraduates","authors":"R. Abeywickrama","doi":"10.4038/SUSLJ.V9I1.3737","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/SUSLJ.V9I1.3737","url":null,"abstract":"Error analysis is a type of linguistic analysis that focuses on the errors learners make. It consists of a comparison between the errors made in the Target Language (TL) and that TL itself. For learners themselves, errors are ‘indispensable,’ since the making of errors can be regarded as a device the learner uses in order to learn. Researchers are interested in errors because they are believed to contain valuable information on the strategies that learners use to acquire a language. Hence, an error analysis is the best tool for describing and explaining errors made by speakers of other languages in order to know the sources of these errors and the reasons behind their continued occurrence year after year with different groups of learners. This study focuses on errors in English essay writing of Sinhala speaking undergraduates in order to identify whether the L1 transfer is the major cause for errors in English writing of Sinhala undergraduates. If this were to be true, then it could be concluded that the reason behind all those errors is Negative L1 transfer/ Mother Tongue interference. This paper further attempts to identify and describe Sinhala speaking undergraduates’ errors in English essay writing and thereby make efforts to minimize the problems encountered in their English writing. Target Population were the selected Sinhala speaking undergraduates who are offering English as a Second language for their BA (General) Degree at the Universities of Kelaniya, Peradeniya and the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. For the selection of a corpus of language, following the guidelines offered by (Ellis, 1995) samples of written assignments were collected from 60 students who are in the first and the second academic years of their degree programmes. These students were provided with the topics ‘An Unforgettable Day in My Life’ or ‘My University Life’ and asked to write on them in 200 to 250 words. They were given sufficient time to write (Ellis, 1997). They started with an outline, then a first draft and a final draft. This highly objective and outcome-oriented investigation reflects negative L1 transfer/interference is not the major cause for errors in the English writings of Sinhala speaking undergraduates. This would enable the academic researchers, language teachers, linguists to build up a further discussion on errors of Sinhala speakers’ English writing. Key words: Errors; Undergraduates; Sinhala; Second Language; L1 Transfer DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/suslj.v9i1.3737 Sabaramuwa University Journal , Volume 9 Number 1; December 2010, pp 97-114","PeriodicalId":363402,"journal":{"name":"Sabaragamuwa University Journal","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126304260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}