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Dr S.A. Kularathne, whose doctoral thesis is on the Bilingual Education implemented in Sri Lankan schools since 2001, is a researcher interested in issues relating to Teaching English as a Second Language in Sri Lanka. He has presented nearly 15 papers on various dimensions in Bilingual Education home and abroad. International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS) and International Perspectives of Bilingualism, a collection of journal articles, edited and published by the University of Valleta in Malta carry articles written by him.

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 I have been a teacher of English since 1982.The job assigned to me was to teach pupils or whoever interested in English English. Having taught English for years I realized that I needed more learning than teaching. Now I am at it. I have started unlearning .

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