Sujeewa Hettiarachchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1498639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sujeewa Hettiarachchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sujeewa |
| FAMILY NAME | Hettiarachchi |
| SIGNATURE | HETTIARACHCHI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sri Jayewardenepura |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0860-2466 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Second Language Acquisition of Constraints on WH-Movement by L2 English Speakers
This paper presents results from two experiments on the L2 acquisition of wh-features and relevant constraints (Superiority and Subjacency) by L1 Sinhala-L2 English speakers. Our results from a Truth Value Judgment Task and a Grammaticality Judgment Task with 31 English native controls and 38 Sinhala/English bilinguals show that the advanced adult L2 speakers of English we tested have successfully acquired the uninterpretable wh-Q feature and rel…
‘EMI Is a War’ – Lecturers’ Practices of, and Insights Into English Medium Instruction Within the Context of Sri Lankan Higher Education
English Medium Instruction (EMI) is a growing educational praxis in the world. Sri Lanka also practises EMI in primary, secondary and university education contexts. Nevertheless, EMI is not adequately researched: the existing scholarship alludes to the significance of its context-dependency (e.g., Snchez-Prez, Maria del Mar 2020). Moreover, there is a lacuna of scholarly knowledge of how EMI works in Sri Lankan educational contexts. Hence, this e…
On Sinhala subject case marking and A-movement
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On Sinhala subject case marking and A-movement
‘EMI Is a War’ – Lecturers’ Practices of, and Insights Into English Medium Instruction Within the Context of Sri Lankan Higher Education
English Medium Instruction (EMI) is a growing educational praxis in the world. Sri Lanka also practises EMI in primary, secondary and university education contexts. Nevertheless, EMI is not adequately researched: the existing scholarship alludes to the significance of its context-dependency (e.g., Snchez-Prez, Maria del Mar 2020). Moreover, there is a lacuna of scholarly knowledge of how EMI works in Sri Lankan educational contexts. Hence, this e…
Second Language Acquisition of Constraints on WH-Movement by L2 English Speakers
This paper presents results from two experiments on the L2 acquisition of wh-features and relevant constraints (Superiority and Subjacency) by L1 Sinhala-L2 English speakers. Our results from a Truth Value Judgment Task and a Grammaticality Judgment Task with 31 English native controls and 38 Sinhala/English bilinguals show that the advanced adult L2 speakers of English we tested have successfully acquired the uninterpretable wh-Q feature and rel…
Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Electrical engineering (1 work) · Electromagnetic interference (1 work) · EMI (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Feature (linguistics (1 work) · First language (1 work)