Economics as a driving force of international relations
The vision which Lakshman Kadirgamar had, both
for close fraternal relations between India and Sri Lanka and for
the future of Sri Lanka itself continues to inspire our thinking. It
was he who dreamt of a world in which India and Sri Lanka would work
together to build on our shared geography, history and culture in a
relationship defined in his eloquent words by “irreversible
excellence”. It was also Lakshman who believed that Sri Lanka should
remain united, and that its people should live together in an
atmosphere of confidence and trust.
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‘Labour’ should be a compulsory ‘subject’ in schools
‘Never in our days’ is a frequently uttered
‘observation’ by those who have left an institution, a country or
profession. It is something that one hears whenever past pupils of a
school gather to reminisce about days gone by. They also talk about
how things are in the old school and spend an inordinate amount of
time lamenting things-as-they-are-now.
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Charting a new course for Sri Lanka’s success
The SLFP Convention : A brief look back :
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party had its annual
Convention yesterday. The party which was founded on September 2,
1951 by Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike made an impact in
the country since its very inception.
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Speech-fronted Program to teach English:
Avoiding teaching grammar in communicative classroom
When I introduced the Speech-fronted program to
the new entrants of the Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo,
there was a burning question that came from all quarters:
coordinators of different sorts, teachers who taught in the program
and others who were not in the program raised a question: Aren’t you
going to teach grammar? My answer was “No!” Then I added, grammar is
taught not the way we used to do before, that is, giving all the
grammar points long before students feel the need to use them but as
and when students require them to carry out a task.
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