Furthermore, the usability of English more or less is a crying need in rapidly developing Sri Lanka and a good English knowledge can be regarded as an enhancing factor that opens avenues for higher education in both local and foreign universities and it is also a marked qualification for reaching higher positions in the existing labour market which
is mainly based on knowledge economy. Pandit (2005) has highlighted the fact that the knowledge of English is a precursor to higher education and it is liberating and empowering as it affords access to global commercial enterprise. So this issue leads to a broader issue directly; that is the issue of unemployment will be increased therefore, this drastic issue is to be studied promptly in order to take appropriate measures to reach the expected national goals for national and global development in this millennium.