THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
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THE SEVENTH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
ON HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA
18TH AND 19TH MARCH 2021
VENUE: New Senate Board Room
Zoom Link: tiikm.com/irchssmainhall
8.50 am Arrival of Guests
9.00 am Lighting the Oil Lamp
9.10 am University Anthem
9.15 am Welcome Address by Dr. Sujeewa Hettiarachchi
Conference Chair
9.20 am Address by Professor Shirantha Heenkenda
Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
9.25 am Address by Senior Professor Sudantha Liyanage
Vice Chancellor, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
9.30 am
Address by Guest of Honor
Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunge
Chairman, University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka
9.40 am
Address by Chief Guest
Ms. Alaina B. Teplitz
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives
9.50 am Vote of Thanks by Mr. Ajantha Kalyanaratne
Conference Secretary
9.55 am National Anthem
Inauguration Ceremony 18th March, 2021
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Day 1 - 18th March, 2021
TIME Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
VENUE
09.00 am – 9.45 am
NEW SENATE
BOARD
ROOM
Inauguration ceremony
10.15 am – 11.15 am
NEW SENATE
BOARD
ROOM
Plenary 01
Professor Praneeth
Abhayasundere
11.30 am -12.30 pm
NEW SENATE
BOARD
ROOM
Plenary 02
Dr. Oshan Wedage, Dr. Siran
Deraniyagala, Prof. Michael
Petraglia, Dr. Noel Amano,
Dr. Michelle C. Langley, Dr.
Patrick Roberts, Prof. M.M.
Pathmalal
01.00 pm – 03.00 pm ROOM A Session 01 - 05 papers Language and Literature
01.00 pm – 03.30 pm
ROOM B Session 01 - 06 papers Environment, Governance
and Development
ROOM C Session 01 - 06 papers Technology, Innovation and
Education
03.15 pm – 05.15 pm ROOM A Session 02 - 05 papers Language and Literature
03.45 pm – 06.00 pm
ROOM B Session 02 - 07 papers Environment, Governance
and Development
ROOM C Session 02 - 06 papers Technology, Innovation and
Education
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm
NEW SENATE
BOARD
ROOM
Plenary 03 Professor Daniel Seely
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Day 2 - 19th March 2021
TIME Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
VENUE
8.30 am – 10.30 am ROOM A Session 01 – 04 Papers Buddhist Studies, Religion
and Philosophy
8.00 am – 10.30 am ROOM B Session 01 – 07 papers Environment, Governance
and Development
8.00 am – 10.30 am ROOM C Session 01 – 06 papers Symposium on Language
Teaching and Learning
10.15 am – 12.15 pm ROOM A Session 02 – 05 papers History, Culture and
Heritage
10.45 am – 12.45 pm ROOM B Session 02 – 05 papers Communication, Media and
Society
10.45 am – 12.45 pm ROOM C Session 02 – 06 papers Symposium on Language
Teaching and Learning
01.00 pm – 3.00 pm ROOM A Session 03 – 05 papers History, Culture and
Heritage
01.00 pm – 3.00 pm ROOM B Session 03 – 05 papers Communication, Media and
Society
01.00 pm – 4.00 pm ROOM C Session 03 – 08 papers Language and Literature
03.15 pm – 5.15 pm ROOM B Session 04 – 05 papers Communication, Media and
Society
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF PLENARY
PLENARY 01
Venue – Senate Board Room
Session Name Plenary 01
Time 10.15 am – 11.15 am Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Topic
&
Speaker
“ANTHROPOMORPHISM AND ZOOMORPHISM: RESOLVING THE
PRAXIS”
Professor Praneeth Abhayasundere
Plenary Chair Professor W.M. Dhanapala
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PLENARY 02
Venue – Senate Board Room
Session Name Plenary 02
Time 11.30 am -12.30 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Topic
&
Speakers
“FRUITS OF THE FOREST: SRI LANKA AND ITS GLOBAL PREHISTORY”
Dr. Oshan Wedage, Dr. Siran Deraniyagala, Professor Michael Petraglia, Dr. Noel
Amano, Dr. Michelle C. Langley, Dr. Patrick Roberts, Professor M.M. Pathmalal
Plenary Chair Professor Charmalie Nahallage
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PLENARY 03
Venue – Senate Board Room
Session Name Plenary 03
Time 06.30 pm - 07.30 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Topic
&
Speaker
“TOWARD EXPLAINING LANGUAGE: THE MINIMALIST PERSPECTIVE”
Professor Daniel Seely, Eastern Michigan University, USA
Plenary Chair Dr. Sujeewa Hettiarachchi
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PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS IRCHSS - 2021
DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM A
Venue – Room A
Session No. 01
Track Language and Literature
Time 01.00 pm – 03.30 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s
Professor Harshana Rambukwella
Dr. Chitra Jayathilake
Session Convener Ms. H.S.D. de Zoysa
Session In-charge Ms. Nelum Rathnayake +94 714 478825
Mr. Aruna Shantha +94 712 357415
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshalla
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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STRIVING FOR SUPERIORITY: A
COMPARATIVE PSYCHOANALYSIS OF JAY
GATSBY AND LORD VOLDEMORT
P.W.B. JINANDI
CHATHURYA
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THE REVOLUTION OF DISCREDITED VOICES:
EDNA AND BRETT AS PROTOTYPES OF “THE
FEMALE INDIVIDUALIST”
RASHINI S. DALUWATTE
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‘QUEST FOR SELF’: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
ON MAYA ANGELOU’S “PHENOMENAL
WOMAN” AND KAMALA DAS’S “AN
INTRODUCTION”
P.G. SANKHAJA
THAMARASI
GUNATHILAKA
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SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITIES DURING THE 1971
INSURRECTION THROUGH THE LENS OF SRI
LANKAN ENGLISH FICTION: A COMPARATIVE
STUDY OF SARACHCHANDRA’S CURFEW AND
A FULL MOON AND WIJENAIKE’S THE REBEL
JANITHA EKANAYAKE
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ECHOES OF MADAME BOVARY IN ANNA
KARENINA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
POORNIMA
THUDUWAGE
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room A
Session No. 02
Track Language and Literature
Time 03.15 pm – 05.15 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair Dr. Kanchankesi Warnapala
Session Convener Ms. N.M.L. Nanayakkara
Session In-charge Ms. Nelum Rathnayake +94 714 478825
Mr. Aruna Shantha +94 712 357415
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshalla
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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THE WESTERN FEMINISM AND
BRAHMANICAL PATRIARCHY: TWO TAILS
OF ABEDKAR’S NOTION OF WOMEN
EMANCIPATION
HARSHA SENANAYAKE,
SAMARTH TRIGUNAYAT
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POETIC DEVISES USED TO PORTRAY THE
MATERNAL FEELINGS IN THE POEM
“MORNING SONG” BY SYLVIA PLATH
YOGARAJAH ATCHUTHAN
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WHERE THE SILENCE SPEAKS: RESISTANCE
CULTURE IN MOROCCAN POST-COLONIAL
LITERATURE
RUVINDRA SATHSARANI
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WITHIN AND BEYOND – A
PSYCHOANALYTICAL STUDY OF PHILIP
LARKIN’S PREOCCUPATION WITH DEATH
AS A MANIFESTATION OF SUICIDAL
IDEATION
MINU PERERA
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THE EFFECT OF CULTURALLY FAMILIAR
LITERARY TEXTS ON THE STUDENT
PERFORMANCE IN THE SRI LANKAN
LITERATURE CLASSROOM
AKIKO ARUNADEE
JAYATILEKE
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM B
Venue – Room B
Session No. 01
Track Environment, Governance and Development
Time 01.00 pm – 03.30 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Ven. Professor Pinnawala Sangasumana
Professor Charmalie Nahallage
Professor T.M.S.P.K. Thennakoon
Session Convener Ms. Himanshi Liyanage
Session In-charge Dr. Himalika Ranaweera +94 761 916967
Ms. Imanga Nadeeshani +94 774 676696
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
189 GIS-BASED SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF
LANDSLIDES IN RATHNAPURA DISTRICT,
SRI LANKA
B. A. S. C. KUMARA, NELUM
KANTHILATHA
157 CURRENT PATTERNS IN THE USE OF
DOMESTIC WELLS IN THE VILLAGES IN
DEVINUWARA DIVISIONAL SECRETARIAT
DIVISION, SOUTHERN SRI LANKA
L.G.D.S. YAPA, H.A.I.L.
MADUWANTHI
164 HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICT AND RURAL
LIVELIHOODS- A CASE STUDY FROM
THENUWARA AND MAILANKULAMA
GRAMA NILADHARI DIVISIONS- SRI LANKA
S.D.S.N. SENADHEERA,
K.L.W.I. GUNATHILAKE,
C.M.K.N.K.
CHANDRASEKARA
181 A GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TEMPORAL
CHANGES OF GEOMORPHOLOGICAL
FEATURES IN CALIDO BEACH IN
SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF SRI LANKA
S.H.S.M. SIRIWARDANA,
R.M.K. RATHNAYAKE
080 AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERN OF DOMESTIC
WATER CONSUMPTION IN THE DOMPE
GRAMA NILADHARII (GN) DIVISION
G.N. KAUSHALYA, L.
MANAWADU, V.P.I.S.
WIJERATNE
073 SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE
ECOSYSTEM SERVICE VALUE OF THE
HANTANA MOUNTAIN RANGE
R.M.S.BANDARA
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room B
Session No. 02
Track Environment, Governance and Development
Time 03.45 pm – 06.00 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Professor D.P.S. Chandrakumara
Professor B.W.R. Damayanthi
Session Convener Ms. S.U.B. Hewage
Session In-charge Dr. Himalika Ranaweera +94 761 916967
Ms. Imanga Nadeeshani +94 774 676696
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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DETERMINANTS ON PROFITABILITY OF
FOOD, BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO
COMPANIES LISTED AT COLOMBO STOCK
EXCHANGE, SRI LANKA
MITHUSHANA RAVINDRAN,
G.R.M. GAMLATH
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IMPACT OF CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE
ACTIONS OF GREEN POLICIES ON
ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE IN THE
MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN
ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT SRI LANKA
MAKN ARAVINDA, P.S.K.
RAJAPAKSHE, R.G.P.
SANDARUWAN, M.M.R.
UPALI
159 STATISTICAL MODELING OF WEEKLY
RAINFALL DATA FOR BETTER PLANNING
H.P.T.N. SILVA, A.J.P.
SAMARAWICKRAMA, T.S.G.
PEIRIS
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DOMESTIC DEMAND, EXPORT AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SRI LANKA
R.M.M. MAYOSHI
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A REVIEW OF LITERATURE IN APPLYING
THE RICARDIAN MODEL TO ANALYZE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ON AGRICULTURE
V. UPANANDA, H.K.I.P.
ABEYSINGHE
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IMPACT OF GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING ON MANAGING WORK RELATED
EMPLOYEE STRESS IN SRI LANKAN
APPAREL COMPANIES
A.W.G.N.M. ABEYRATHNA
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM C
Venue – Room C
Session No. 01
Track Technology, Innovation and Education
Time 01.00 pm – 03.30 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Snr. Professor Samanthi Senarathne
Dr. Lalith Ananda
Session Convener Ms. Charitha Marcus
Session In charge Mr. Suresh Nalaka +94 717 173141/+94 778 344141
Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara +94 714 837683
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallc
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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RECOGNIZING RED FLAGS OF
ACCOUNTING NUMBER ANXIETY:
PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF
ACCOUNTING LEARNERS
PETHMI OMALKA DE
SILVA
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DEVELOPING A PROFILE TO IMPROVE
COMPETITIVENESS IN DEBATING OF
UNDERGRADUATES WITH MATHEMATICAL
LOGIC
S.THEVAKA, M.R.F.
AQEELA IJAS
177 KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS AMONG
PHYSICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS
M.R.M.A. JAYASINGHE
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EFFECTS OF INNOVATION AND PERCEIVED
EASE OF USE ON ADOPTION OF ONLINE
LEARNING
D.A. GAYAN NAYANAJITH
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USING THE OPEN GROUP ARCHITECTURE
FRAMEWORK (TOGAF) FOR QUALITY
ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
TEACHING AND LEARNING
H.M.C. PUSHPAKUMARA,
PRASAD M. JAYAWEERA,
WANNIARACHCHIGE M.K.
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A STUDY ON NEEDS FOR IMPROVING
AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT COMPETENCIES
OF PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINEES IN A
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN SRI LANKA
CHINTHAKA
CHANDRAKUMARA
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DAY 01 - 18th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room C
Session No. 02
Track Technology, Innovation and Education
Time 03.45 pm – 06.00 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s
Professor R.B. Marasinghe
Dr. D.P.K. Manel
Dr. Nelum Kanthilatha
Session Convener Ms. Geethika Rathnayake
Session In-charge Mr. Suresh Nalaka +94 717 173141/+94 778 344141
Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara +94 714 837683
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallc
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
040
PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE- FINDINGS FROM THE CEYLINCO
GENERAL INSURANCE LIMITED
E.A. EKANAYAKE,
P.M.T.S.K.S. LIYANAGE
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INFORMATION COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SKILLS OF IN-SERVICE
TEACHER TRAINEES: WHERE ARE WE IN
THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING ICT
COMPETENCE FROM THE PEDAGOGICAL
DIMENSION?
P.D.H.S. AMARASINGHE
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PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPANTS ON
ONLINE LEARNING IN THE OUTBREAK OF
COVID-19
SUJEEWA POLGAMPALA,
M.N.S. EDIRISINGHE, G.A.D.
SUDARAKA, A.S.
PATABEDIGE
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MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ BELIEFS OF
LOW ACHIEVEMENT AMONG STUDENTS AT
THE JUNIOR SECONDARY LEVEL OF
EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA AND THEIR
IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BASED
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT (SBTD)
SUBHASHINIE
WIJESUNDERA,
SAKUNTHALA
YATIGAMMANA
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DEVELOPING SERVICE PROCESS
REPOSITORIES FOR HEALTHCARE
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
S. VASANTHAPRIYAN,
PRASAD JAYAWEERA
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EMPLOYABILITY SURVEY OF ARTS
GRADUATES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
A STATE UNIVERSITY IN COLOMBO
PIYODA WIJESEKARA,
C.A.D. NAHALLAGE
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PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS IRCHSS - 2021
DAY 02 - 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM A
Venue – Room A
Session No. 01
Track Buddhist Studies, Religion and Philosophy
Time 08.30 am – 10.30 am Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Venerable Professor Magammana Paññananda
Professor Chandima Wijebandara
Session Convener Mr. Hasitha Senarathna
Session In-charge Ms. S.U.B. Hewage +94 719 731172
Mr. Sumanajith Kumara +94 714 439307
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshalla
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL
UNTRANSLATABILITY IN YASHODARA’S
LAMENT ON THE TARGET READERSHIP
WITH REFERENCE TO THE ENGLISH
TRANSLATION OF YASHODARAWATHA BY
PROF. R. OBEYSEKARA
J.A.M. HANSANI, M.M.M.N.
BANDARA
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ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF NEW
TRENDS IN THE CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS
INSTITUTION OF SRI LANKA THROUGH
CULTURAL DIFFUSION WITH SPECIAL
REFERENCE TO THE CHILAW AREA
PRANEETH
ABHAYASUNDERE, W.K.M.
WIJAYARATHNA, D. M. K.
G. K. DISSANAYAKE, G. A.
A. N. SRI SHAN
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THE MIND WANDERS FAR, DOES THIS
STATEMENT DEFACE THE PURE
THERAVADA BUDDHIST INTERPRETATION?
VEN. METIBEMBIYE
SEELANANDA
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THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE
BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHICAL TEACHING IN
MODERN CONFLICT RESOLUTION,
INTERVENTION AND MEDIATION
P.K.B. ISURU
PREMARATHNA
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DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room A
Session No. 02
Track History, Culture and Heritage
Time 10.15 am – 12.15 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair Professor P.B. Mandawala
Professor Pathmasiri Kannangara
Session Convener Ms. Nelum Rathnayake
Session In-charge Ms. S.U.B. Hewage +94 719 731172
Mr. Sumanajith Kumara +94 714 439307
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshalla
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
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THE VINTAGE DRAPING STYLES IN SRI
LANKA: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SARI
DURING THE 20TH CENTURY
AYESHA
WICKRAMASINGHE
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TARA IN THE SECRETUM: INEQUITY IN
HOUSING THE STATUE OF TARA AT THE
BRITISH MUSEUM
AYESHI BIYANWILA
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AN INTELLIGENT LAND SELECTION
SYSTEM FOR RECOGNITION OF CULTURAL
HERITAGE IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES:
CASE STUDY OF MUHUDU MAHA VIHARAYA-
POTTUVIL, SRI LANKA
D.S. KALANA MENDIS
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TECHNOLOGICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE LATE
PLEISTOCENE HUMAN HABITATION AT
RAJAGALA MAHA LENA ROCK SHELTER IN
EASTERN PROVINCE IN SRI LANKA
GAMINI RANASINGHE, K.M.
ALEXANDER,
M.D.I.K. ABEYNAYAKE,
E.G.J. SURANGA
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THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF HISTORICAL
BUILDINGS IN KANDY: CASE STUDY ON
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF KANDY MAMPITIYA
WALAWWA
D. M. K. G. K.
DISSANAYAKE, W. K. M.
WIJAYARATHNA, G. A. A. N.
SRI SHAN
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DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room A
Session No. 03
Track History, Culture and Heritage
Time 01.00 pm – 3.00 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s
Ven. Professor M. Wijithadhamma
Professor Karunasena Hettiarachchi
Dr. Kusumalatha Lankamulla
Session Convener Mr. Thisara Sathsara
Session In-charge Ven. Prof. E. Sarananda +94 715 440203
Mr. Aruna Shantha +94 712 357415
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshalla
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
018
A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF CULTURE &
HERITAGE ATTRIBUTES ON TOURIST
SATISFACTION (WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE
TO ANURADHAPURA)
W.M.G.M.WICKRAMASING
HE, P.B.S.N.KUMARA
036 AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY OF GAME
DANAYA IN KELAWA VILLAGE
DININDU DEWAPURA,
YASANJALI DEVIKA
JAYATILLEKE, RAVINDRA
KARIYAWASAM
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RIGHT TO HEALTH IN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
AND RIGHT TO HEALTH IN ANCIENT SRI
LANKA: AN OVERVIEW
D.M. NISANKA
MADHUBHASHINI
JAYARTHNA, PRIYANTHA
ALAGIYAWANNA
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NUTRITIONAL CONSTITUENTS AND FOOD
CULTURE OF EARLY HUMANS IN DRY
ZONE: BASED ON FAUNAL REMAIN
ANALYSIS OF RAJAGALA MAHALENA
EXCAVATION SITE
K.M. ALEXANDER, GAMINI
RANASINGHE, JUDE
PERERA, C.A.D
NAHALLAGE, M.D.I.K.
ABEYNAYAKE, N.L.K.
SANDUNIKA
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A STUDY OF MEDIEVAL POPULATION IN
SRI LANKA WITH REFERENCE TO THE
LITERARY SOURCES
U.N.K. RATHNAYAKE
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DAY 02 - 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM B
Venue – Room B
Session No. 01
Track Environment, Governance and Development
Time 08.00 am – 10.30 am Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s
Snr. Professor H.M.T.N.R. Herath
Dr. M.A. Shantha Wijesinghe
Ms. V.S. Suriyabandara
Session Convener Ms. B.H. Seneviratne
Session In-charge Dr. Himalika Ranaweera +94 761 916967
Ms. Imanga Nadeeshani +94 774 676696
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
071
ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN BALANCING
ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS WITHIN CHINESE
FUNDED MEGA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN
SRI LANKA
AGANA GUNAWARDANA,
PIYUMANI RANASINGHE
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REALISM AND SRI LANKA’S STRATEGIC
RELEVANCE IN INDIAN OCEAN REGION:
ANALYSIS OF INDO-SRI LANKA RELATIONS
H.E.N. PRIYADARSHANI
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FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT TO A CLEAN AND
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT IN THE JUDICIAL
CONTEXT OF SRI LANKA FROM AN
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
SAMANGI HIMASHA
ABEYRATHNE
033 MERGER CONTROLS IN SRI LANKA: A
COMPETITION LAW PERSPECTIVE THASHIRA GUNATILAKE
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THE US RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL
CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENTS: FROM THE
KYOTO PROTOCOL TO THE PARIS AGREEMENT
ANU UNNY
047
POSSIBILITIES OF RECOGNIZING RIGHT TO
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION NEXT TO RIGHT
TO PRIVACY IN SRI LANKA: A LEGAL ANALYSIS
K.K. GIMHANI ANUTHTHARA
155 FASHION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA: THE
FACTORS AFFECTING THE GROWTH
SUMITH GOPURA, NETHMA
INDUMINI
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DAY 02 - 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room B
Session No. 02
Track Communication, Media and Society
Time 10.45 am – 12.45 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Dr. Asha Fernando
Session Convener Ms. Nadeesha Abeyrathne
Session In-charge Dr. Himalika Ranaweera +94 761 916967
Ms. Imanga Nadeeshani +94 774 676696
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
019
AN ASSESSMENT OF UNDER-AGED
MARRIAGES IN THE NOCHCHIYAGAMA
AREA IN THE ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT
A.S SAMARAKOON, W.T.D
WIJETHUNGA, M.T
SAMARAKOON
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CHALLENGES FOR CAREER
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN INSTIGATED
BY SOCIAL TRIBULATIONS
B.V.N. WIJEWARDHANA,
M.M.M. DIAS
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PSYCHO-SOCIAL ISSUES FACED BY CHILD
MOTHERS IN SRI LANKA
B.G.I.M. SAMARASINGHE,
CHINTHAKA
CHANDRAKUMARA
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THE CURRENT STATUS OF DNA
FINGERPRINTING PROCEDURES IN
CRIMINAL AND CIVIL INVESTIGATIONS –
AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
N.L.K. SANDUNIKA, C.A.D.
NAHALLAGE
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GENDERING ABUSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA;
A STUDY OF CYBER VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM
MERINNAGE NELANI DE
COSTA
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DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room B
Session No. 03
Track Communication, Media and Society
Time 01.00 pm – 3.00 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair/s Professor M.W. Jayasundara
Session Convener Ms. Nishani Ranaweera
Session In-charge Ven. Prof. E. Sarananda +94 715 440203
Ms. Suresh Nalaka +94 717 173141/+94 778 344141
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
017
THE UNTOLD STORY OF PROSTITUTION IN
BUDHWAR PETH PUNE, INDIA (RED LIGHT
AREA)
W.T.S.D. PERERA
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STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOLO TOURIST
ARRIVAL IN SRI LANKA
P.B.S.N.KUMARA
031
A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN
SPECIALIZED TRANSLATORS AND
GENERAL TRANSLATORS ON BUSINESS
TRANSLATION PERFORMANCE IN SRI
LANKA
HARSHA AMARASINGHE,
J.A.M. HANSANI, H.H.
SENEVIRATHNE
172
POLARIZED ETHNIC RELATIONSHIPS
LEADING TO A CIVIL WAR: A STUDY
BASED ON RELATIONSHIPS AMONG MAIN
ETHNIC GROUPS OF SRI LANKA IN THE
POST-INDEPENDENCE ERA
SURANJITH GUNASEKARA,
UPALI PANNILAGE
171
THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON
DIGITAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL IMPACT
ANALYSIS: CASE STUDY AT COVID-19
PANDEMIC
PRASAD M. JAYAWEERA,
PRANEETH NISHADA
ABHAYASUNDERE, W. K. M.
WIJAYARATHNA
18
DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room B
Session No. 04
Track Communication, Media and Society
Time 03.15 pm – 5.15 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair Professor W.M. Dhanapala
Dr. Rasanjalee Perera
Session Convener Ms. Charitha Liyanage
Session In-charge Ven. Prof. E. Sarananda +94 715 440203
Ms. Suresh Nalaka +94 717 173141/+94 778 344141
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallb
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
096
A CASE REPORT: WHY DO NOT PEOPLE
REPORT WITNESSING CRIMES TIMELY TO
SAVE LIVES?
H.T.D.W. ARIYARATHNA
111
SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY ON SRI LANKAN
INFERTILE URBAN MEN AND WOMEN
COPING WITH SOCIAL STIGMA
H.W.M.Y.
WICKRAMASEKARA
170
IMPACT OF AGE AND SOCIAL CLASS ON
INDIVIDUAL MUSIC PREFERENCES IN
SELECTED URBAN AND SUB-URBAN AREAS
IN SRI LANKA
P.A.D.S. PALIHADERU,
B.I.L.M. MENDIS, J.M.K.J.K.
PREMARATHNE, A.S.
DISSANAYAKE, I.H.
RAJAPAKSHA, P.
KARUNANAYAKE, U.
SENARATH, W.
WIJESURIYA, SWEE KEONG
YEAP, WANG YONG HO,
W.K.R.R. DIAS, D.A.
SATHARASINGHE
186
SOCIO - CULTURAL PROBLEMS FACED BY
AUTISTIC PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES:
AN ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDY
S.D.Y. JAYARATHNE, C.A.D.
NAHALLAGE
185
A CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS ON CRIME
SCENE RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS IN THE WESTERN PROVINCE OF
SRI LANKA
K.G.N.U. RANAWEERA,
M.P.A.A. BUDDHADASA,
K.B.N. DE SILVA
19
DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
ROOM C
Venue – Room C
Session No. 01
Track Symposium on Language Teaching and Learning
Time 08.00 am – 10.30 am Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chairs Dr. Bimali Indraratne
Session Convener Mr. Sarath Ananda
Session In-charge Ms. Nishani Ranaweera +94 716 280191
Ms. Imanga Nadeeshani +94 774 676696
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallc
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
192
WHICH IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
TECHNIQUE FOR INDUCING LEARNERS’
ATTENTION TO WRITTEN CORRECTIVE
FEEDBACK (WCF): REVISION OR
DISCUSSION? APPROMIMATE REPLICATION
OF EKANAYAKA AND ELLIS (2020)
W.I.EKANAYAKA, ROD
ELLIS
103
DEVELOPING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
THROUGH PEER-ASSESSMENT
P.B.S.L. PUSHPAKUMARA
122
INVESTIGATING UNDERSTANDING OF
ACADEMIC LITERACY IN ENGLISH MEDIUM
DEGREE PROGRAMMES AMONG
STAKEHOLDERS IN SRI LANKAN HIGHER
EDUCATION
NADEE MAHAWATTHA,
ROMOLA RASSOOL
143
A TESTING AND EVALUATION-BASED
APPROACH TO SECOND LANGUAGE
(ENGLISH) WRITING: AN INTERVENTION
STUDY
S. G. S. SAMARAWEERA
004
TEACHER EMPOWERMENT IN SECOND
LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN SRI LANKA
S.A. KULARATHNE
022
SPEAKING ANXIETY IN THE SECOND
LANGUAGE CLASSROOM: LEARNERS’
PERSPECTIVE
N.W.S.C. WIJEWANTHA
20
DAY 02 – 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room C
Session No. 02
Track Symposium on Language Teaching and Learning
Time 10.45 am – 12.45 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair Dr. Indira Mawelle
Session Convener Ms. H. P. L. W. Shashikala
Session In-charge Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara +94 714 837683
Dr. Sujeeva Sebastian Pereira +94 772 339118
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallc
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
130
EXPLOITATION OF COMMUNICATIVE
LANGUAGE TEACHING TO MITIGATE
LEARNER ANXIETY IN SPEAKING ENGLISH
AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
SAVITHRI
KARUNANAYAKE
128
SECOND LANGUAGE ANXIETY AMONG
UNDERGRADUATE LEARNERS OF ENGLISH
LANGUAGE IN SRI LANKA: A GENDER
BASED STUDY
A.M.W.D.G.K.
AMUNUGAMA, W.A.D.D.U.
WICKRAMASINGHE
125
ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
ANXIETY (PSA) AMONG SRI LANKAN LAW
UNDERGRADUATES
W.S. SUDUSINGHE, W.G.C.
KUMARA, C.J.
KOTHALAWALA, T.D.
KOTHALAWALA
110
ENHANCING THE ENGLISH ORAL
COMPETENCE OF UNDERGRADUATES: A
STUDY CONDUCTED FOCUSING THE FIRST-
YEAR STUDENTS AT BUDDHIST AND PALI
UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA
THILINI NILANKA
WEERASOORIYA
182
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON THE ROLE
PLAYED BY ‘CULTURE’ IN ITALIAN EFL
CLASSROOMS
G.A. RISHINI CHAMARI
JAYARATHNA
081
VIDEOS VERSUS PRINT MATERIALS IN
INCIDENTAL VOCABULARY ACQUISITION:
AN IMPACT STUDY
KESHANI WIJESURIYA,
SUCHERU DISSANAYAKE
21
DAY 02 - 19th March, 2021
SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Venue – Room C
Session No. 03
Track Language and Literature
Time 01.00 pm – 4.00 pm Sri Lanka (GMT +5:30)
Session Chair Professor Rathnasiri Arangala
Professor Rathna Wijethunga
Session Convener Dr. Tharaka Ananda
Session In-charge Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara +94 714 837683
Zoom Link tiikm.com/irchsshallc
Abstract ID No. Topic Author/s
020
ATTITUDINAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE
VISUAL CENTRISM OF SINHALA SPELLING
INSTRUCTION: A SOCIO-PSYCHOLINGUISTIC
STUDY
RIDMI HANDAPANGODA
050
EVALUATION OF STORY WRITING BY
JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNERS: A
COMPARISON BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON-
NATIVE JAPANESE LANGUAGE TEACHERS
DONA DASSANAYAKA
PAVITHRA OSHADHI,
MASUMI ISOMI
193
CODE-SWITCHING IN WRITTEN DISCOURSES:
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF SINHALA-
ENGLISH HYBRID EMAILS CHITRA JAYATHILAKE
055
LANGUAGE OF TAXI-HAILING APPS IN THE
DIGITAL ERA: SEMANTIC AND FUNCTIONAL
SHIFTS
D.A.G. ARIYASINGHE,
APARNA HETTIARACHCHI
078
THE IMPACT OF FOOTNOTES ON
READERSHIP: WITH REFERENCE TO
SINHALESE TRANSLATION OF ‘THE SUN
ALSO RISES’
N.M. WIJEBANDARA , J.A.M.
HANSANI
048 DO CONSTRUCTIONS WITH INANIMATE
SUBJECTS IN THE SINHALA LANGUAGE
POSSESS A CONFIGURATIONAL STRUCTURE?
M.G. LALITH ANANDA,
PRABATH B. KANDUBODA
054
BREAKING INTERGROUP BARRIERS
THROUGH HETEROGLOSSIC PRACTICES:
BILINGUAL EDUCATION FOR
ETHNOLINGUISTIC INCLUSIVITY IN SRI
LANKA
HARSHA DULARI
WIJESEKERA
196
SINHALA BUDDHIST NATIONALISM FROM
LANGUAGE LOYALTY TO LANGUAGE
DISLOYALTY IN SRI LANKA
A.P. KARNASOORIYA,
SUJEEVA SEBASTIAN
PEREIRA
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