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at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences for all the First year<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ibb.co\/svM4BCtW\/selected.jpg?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Students (2021 General Intake, FHSS) eligible to follow ENGLISH and TESL courses\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-format\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/2024\/10\/21\/students-2021-general-intake-fhss-eligible-to-follow-english-and-tesl-courses\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-post\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a 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2021<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-item-box\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-image-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-main-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/i.ibb.co\/ycdmCWgW\/Launch-of-SPARK-Magazine-by-the-Dept-of-English-and-Linguistics-FHSS-Featured.png?resize=768&amp;w=768&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"upk-img\" alt=\"Launch of SPARK Magazine by the Dept. of English and Linguistics \u2013 FHSS\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-post-format\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/2024\/10\/21\/launch-of-spark-magazine-by-the-dept-of-english-and-linguistics-fhss\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"upk-icon-post\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"upk-category\">\n\t\t\t<a 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data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab1ab2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab1ab2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEAD\u2019S MESSAGE<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c54c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c54c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gdlr-core-pbf-element\"><div class=\"gdlr-core-title-item gdlr-core-item-pdb clearfix gdlr-core-left-align gdlr-core-title-item-caption-top gdlr-core-item-pdlr\"><div class=\"gdlr-core-title-item-title-wrap clearfix\"><p class=\"gdlr-core-title-item-title gdlr-core-skin-title \" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 16px;\">I warmly and wholeheartedly welcome each one of you to the website of the Department of English and Linguistics of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka! Our Department is a lovely home to a small, but strong and smart community of staff and students. We are a highly engaged, welcoming and friendly Department. Currently we house over 1000 students who have enrolled on our wide range of undergraduate (both internal and external degrees) postgraduate-taught and postgraduate-research academic programmes. Our overall aim is to offer each one of our students a space in which all who work genuinely and passionately can prosper, achieve their potential and do the very best in life with English \u2013 English Language, English Literature and\/or English Language Teaching. As we treat one another with humanity and respect, we can achieve our aim: as we thrive on hard work through concerted attempts, we can achieve our aim. Our strength lies in unity in diversity.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f5082f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f5082f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Dr. W. A. K. C. P. Warnapala &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Head of the Department<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5f9406 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5f9406\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ba35e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21ba35e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff25e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eff25e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d0c6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0d0c6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2h_7Ug1UER0&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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First, students are admitted to the general degree programme. If they meet the required entry criteria for the special degree (specified under Qualifying requirements) after their first year examination, they will be able\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4eb3dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"c4eb3dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/undergraduate-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- After Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68476d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a68476d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f450e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6f450e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/HTgmcRKk\/English-2-400x224.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d839d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d839d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/undergraduate-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">BA (HONOURS) IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE<\/a><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf74251 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf74251\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is only offered as a special degree. However, students who fail to meet the entry criteria to follow the TESL degree after their first year examination have the opportunity to read for the B.A in English general degree.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff51fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-button\" data-id=\"8ff51fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<a class=\"premium-button premium-button-none premium-btn-lg premium-button-none\" href=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/eng\/undergraduate-degree-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRead More\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- After Icon 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