{"id":126,"date":"2026-02-17T10:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/lang\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-02-17T10:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T10:06:56","slug":"compulsory-english-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/lang\/compulsory-english-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Compulsory English Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"126\" class=\"elementor elementor-126\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcfe20c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcfe20c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2648d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2648d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compulsory English Course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81514b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81514b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-922d577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"922d577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"722\">The Compulsory English Course Programme is designed to enhance students\u2019 proficiency in English language skills throughout their undergraduate studies. 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