A lesson is conducted for GCE (O/L) students once a week for two hours to support the students to develop their language skills and to get through the examination.

The Department of Languages offers an in-sessional Communication Skills in English course for the newly recruited Officer Cadets of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service. This course is offered as a course module of Leadership and Competency Development Programme for the Officers of the Sri Lanka Administrative Services conducted by the Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies.

The Department of Languages offers an in-sessional English course for the Oman Royal Navy Students to enhance their English Language Proficiency. This course is offered as a course module of the Advanced Diploma Course offered jointly by the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering and the Department of Marine Engineering.

This course is designed to develop integrated advanced language skills required to interpret and convey the meaning in context, with emphasis on both fluency and accuracy, in order to interact with others in social and academic situations. The course also improves the learners’ study skills and gives practice in utilizing English as a tool for individual study and research in a particular field.

By the end of the course, students should be familiarized with both formal and informal languages, take lecture notes effectively and synthesize from several sources, write essays, reports, letters and summaries, do critical reading on given passages, make oral presentations and do reference work from the internet and books.

A one year diploma is designed to enhance the English knowledge of Operation Theatre Technicians. English language related to the field of OTT is given prominence during the course.

The English module conducted under the course allows students to obtain positive results, as almost all personnel enhance their capacity in the use of written and oral skills in English, as a result of this venture.

A Short Course of 30 hours conducted during weekends.

Benefits – Provides a basic knowledge in English and improves ESL speaking, reading, writing and listening.