Sri Lanka, June 4 -- While Sri Lankan universities have integrated the language of global higher education reform into strategic handbooks, a critical gap persists between institutional policy and actual classroom capability. Merely exposing students to English-Medium Instruction (EMI) does not guarantee professional communicative competence

The question now is not whether professional communication matters.

Most universities, employers and students already recognise that it does. The more difficult question is how Sri Lankan universities can build communication into the actual learning experience of students, rather than leaving it to the secluded English courses or short-term workshops.

This shift is important because higher educa...