Sinhala

Department of Sinhala

The Department of Sinhala was established in 1978. It is an outstanding department among the eight departments of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The department offers a wide range of courses in major fields of Sinhala language and literature, including modern and classical literature, literary criticism, folklore studies, theatre and performance, linguistics, mass communication, critical theory, linguistics, creative writing, communication studies and cultural studies.

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News & Events

Folk Songs Programme by the Department of Sinhala
(03 April, 2020)
The Folk Songs Programme which organized by the Department of Sinhala was held on 25^th of February in 2020.

Rookada Event
(03 April, 2020)
The Rookada event which was organized by the final year (4000 level) students of Sinhala special degree programme was held on 20^th of February in 2020.

The Field Visit – Meditation Programme
(03 April, 2020)
The final year students (4000 level) of Sinhala special degree programme were participated two days of field visit on 17^th and 18^th of January in 2019.

The Orator of the Year 2019
(03 April, 2020)
D. M. Maleesha Hansani Dassanayake who is the student of Final year (4000 level) in the Department of Sinhala was won the inter faculty competition.

Books Donation for the Library of Department of Sinhala
(03 April, 2020)
Ven. Rev. Ranne Indasara from Embilipitiya and Mrs. Yuwan Wei Ni from Malaysia have donated lot of academic books for the library of Department of Sinhala.

Welcome Ceremony - Special First Year (2017/2018 academic year) Students– 2019
(03 April, 2020)
The Senior Students of the Department of Sinhala was welcomed 2017/2018 academic year students as the new comers for the special degree programme.

Literary Discussion Programme – 06
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme - 06 was held on 19^th of December in 2019 regarding the Songs of Gunadasa Kapuge.

Literary Discussion Programme – 05
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme - 05 was held on 13^th of June in 2019 regarding the Consultation about Music, Mind and Pleasure.

Literary Discussion Programme – 04
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme - 04 was held on 14^th of March in 2019 regarding the 96 - Tamil Film.

Literary Discussion Programme – 03
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme - 03 was held on 13^th of December in 2018 regarding the Makaranda Lyrics writing book by Sunil Ariyarathna.

Literary Discussion Programme – 02
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme - 02 was held on 04^th of September in 2018 regarding the Meelanga Meevitha poem book by Ruwan Bandujeewa.

Literary Discussion Programme – 01
(03 April, 2020)
The Literary Discussion Programme – 01 was held on 07^th of August in 2018 regarding the book of Guru Geethaya by Chinghiz Aitmatov.

Sandata Wedi Dura Sandak

The poetry book, Sandata Wedi Dura Sandak written by Mrs Eradhini Hasini Lanka, a probationary lecturer attached to the Department of Sinhala, has been launched on October 28, 2017 at the National Library and Documentation Services Board auditorium. The event was graced by Professor Dharma Rajapaksha, Head of the Department of Sinhala, University of Ruhuna. Distinguished poets, Mr Nandana Weerasinghe and Mr Thimbiriyagama Bandara delivered speeches.

Contact Info

Department of Sinhala
University of Ruhuna
Matara
Sri Lanka

Tel : +94 412222681/82 Ext: 3501
Fax : +94 412227010
Email : sinhala@hss.ruh.ac.lk

Head's Message

Liyanage, D. P. P. G. (Dr.)

The Department of Sinhala enhances the academic and research activities of the undergraduates and the postgraduates while promoting the related cultural activities of the southern province.

The Department offers courses such as modern and classical literature, literary criticism, folklore studies, theatre and performance, cultural studies, linguistics and mass communication. These courses are particularly designed to enhance the students’ future professional life in the relevant fields. At the present, the Department consists of well trained academic staff members who have local and foreign exposure in relation to their subjects of specialization.

I am pleased to send this message and we will dedicate our collective service in order to make a promising university life.

Course Units

New Degree Program (2019/2020 Academic Year and Onward)
Sinhala -Old Degree Program

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Sinhala
	Course Code & Name	Status (Core /Optional)	Credit Value
1000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS11613 Modern Sinhala Poetry	Core	03
	ELG11612 Elements of English Grammar	Core	02
	ITS11613 Computer Literacy & Basic ICT Skills	Core	03
	SES11612 Ethics, Values and Vision of Life	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SLS12613 Approach to Language	Core	03
	ELG12612 Reading Skills	Core	02
	ITS12612 Essential Skills in Digital Presentation	Core	02
	SLG12612 Sinhala Writing Skills	Core	02
2000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS21613 Traditional Sinhala Grammar & Contemporary Trends	Core	03
	SLS21622 Classical Sinhala Prose - I (Gampola – Kandy Eras)	Core	02
	SLS21633 Drama and Theatre	Core	03
	SLS21643 Indian Poetry Criticism	core	03
	SLS21653 Contemporary Literary & Cultural Theory	core	03
	MNS21613 Mathematical and Numerical Skills	Core	03
	TLG21613 Basic Tamil	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SLS22612 Sinhala Grammar Practice	Core	02
	SLS22623 Descriptive Linguistics	Core	03
	SLS22632 Competency in World Drama	Core	02
	SLS22643 Study in Sanskrit	Core	03
	SES22613 Information Literacy and Scientific Communication Skills	Core	03
	SES22611 Socio-Emotional Skills	Core	01
3000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS31613 Historical Linguistics	Core	03
	SLS31623 Classical Sinhala Prose – II (Polonnaru – Kurunegala Eras)	Core	03
	SLS31633 Study in Short Stories	Core	03
	SLS31643 Classical Sinhala Poetry - I	Core	03
	CSE31612 Philosophy of knowledge and Research	Core	03
	ELG31613 Academic Writing Skills	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SLS32613 Research Practice for Humanities & Social Sciences	Core	03
	SLS32623 Contemporary Sri Lankan Cultural Studies	Optional	03
	SLS32633 Sinhala Folklore Studies	Optional	03
	SLS32643 Sinhala Culture & Art Tradition	Optional	03
	SLS32653 Study in Novels	Core	03
	SLS32663 Comparative South Asiatic Literary Studies	Core	03
	HRM32613 Human Resource Management	Core	03
	ELG32612 Business English	Core	02
4000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS41613 Sinhala Exegetical Literature	Core	03
	SLS41623 Classical Sinhala Poetry - II	Core	03
	SLS41633 Un-prescribed Literary text Translations	Core	03
	SLS41643 Inscription & Paleography	Core	03
	ITS41612 Information and Communication Technology for Personal and Office Usage	Core	02
	ELG41612 Public Speaking	Core	02
	SES41611 Soft Skills and Personality Development	Core	01
	SES41632 Critical and creative thinking	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SLS42619 Dissertation	Core	09
	SLS42623 Internship	Optional	03
	SLS42633 Creative Writing	Optional	03
	SLS42643 Sinhala Poetics	Optional	03
Course Modules Offered for Bachelor of Arts Degree Programme
	Course Code & Name	Status (Core /Optional)	Credit Value
1000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS11513 Modern Sinhala Poetry	Core	09
2^ndSemester	SLS12513 Approach to Language	Core	09
2000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS21513 Traditional Sinhala Grammar & Contemporary Trends	Core	03
1^stSemester	SLS21522 Classical Sinhala Prose - I (Gampola – Kandy Eras)	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SLS22512 Sinhala Grammar Practice	Core	02
2^ndSemester	SLS22532 Competency in World Drama	Core	02
3000 Level
1^stSemester	SLS31523 Classical Sinhala Prose – II (Polonnaru – Kurunegala Eras)	Core	03
1^stSemester	SLS31543 Classical Sinhala Poetry - I	Core	03
2^ndSemester	SLS32553 Study in Novels	Core	03

	Special	General
1000 Level 1^stSemester	SLS 11513 Approach to Language	SLS 11513 Approach to Language

1000 Level 2^ndSemester	SLS 12513 Approach to Literature	SLS 12513 Approach to Literature
1000 Level 2^ndSemester	SUP 12513 Language Competence Development	SUP 12513 Language Competence Development

2000 Level 1^stSemester	SLS 21613 Sinhala Grammatical Tradition	SLS 21513 Sinhala Grammatical Tradition
	SLS 21623 Modern Sinhala Poetry	SLS 21523 Modern Sinhala Poetry
	SLS 21633 Sinhala Drama and Theatre	SLS 21533 Sinhala Drama and Theatre
	SLS 21643 Cultural Studies	SLS 21553 Creative Writing
	SLS 21653 Creative Writing	SLS 21563 Competency in World Drama
	SLS 21663 Competency in World Drama

2000 Level 2^ndSemester	SLS 22613 Descriptive Linguistics	SLS 22573 Classical Sinhala Poetry
	SLS 22623 Sinhala Prose (Gampola - Kandy)	SLS 22543 Sinhala Poetry (Seethawaka - Matara)
	SLS 22633 Indian Poetic Criticism	SLS 22563 Mass Literature Studies
	SLS 22643 Sinhala Poetry (Seethawaka-Matara)
	SLS 22653 Sociolinguistics
	SLS 22663 Mass Literature Studies
	SLS 22673 Cultural Geography of Films (English Medium)

3000 Level 1^stSemester	SLS 31613 Classical Sinhala Prose	SLS 31513 Classical Sinhala Prose
	SLS 31623 Historical Linguistics	SLS 31543 Study of Sinhala Folklore
	SLS 31633 Classical Sinhala Poetry (Kurunegala - Kotte)	SLS 31563 Approach to Literature Criticism
	SLS 31643 Sinhala Folklore Studies
	SLS 31653 Book Editing

3000 Level 2^ndSemester	SLS 32613 Sinhala Poetics	SLS 32523 Modern Sinhala Fiction
	SLS 32623 Modern Sinhala Fiction	SLS 32543 Media Studies
	SLS 32633 Western Critical Theory	SLS 32553 Competency in World Literature
	SLS 32643 Media Studies (English Medium)
	SLS 32653 Competency in World Literature

4000 Level 1^stSemester	SLS 41613 Inscriptions and Palaeography
	SLS 41623 Sinhala Gee Poetry I
	SLS 41633 Sanskrit
	SLS 41643 Independent Dissertation
	SLS 41653 Contemporary Critical Theory
	SLS 41663 Literature and Historiography

4000 Level 2^ndSemester	SLS 42613 Sinhala Exegetical Literature
	SLS 42623 Sinhala Gee Poetry II
	SLS 42633 Unprescribed Texts and Translations
	SLS 42643 Independent Dissertation
	SLS 42653 Sinhala Culture and Art Tradition
	SLS 42663 Folklore in Sinhala Literature