CAREER SUMMARY
- Keshani Wijesuriya is attached to the Faculty of Science and Humanities, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology - February 2018 – to date
- Visiting Lecturer in English (August 2016- January 2018)
- Instructor in English/ Coordinator of the Orientation English Package of Intake 85 (2016), Sri Lanka Military Academy
- The Proofreader of 2011- National Business Directory, SLT Rainbow Pages
- Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE)- September 2017- February 2018
- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology – October 2017 – January 2018
- Advanced Certificate in English for Trinco School of Logistics, KDU,2017
- International Legal English Certificate Course for LLB undergraduates, KDU, 2017
- KDU English Course for Defence Services Command and Staff College - 2016
- English Language Intensive Course for MBBS undergraduates, KDU, August 2016- November 2016
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Arts - University of Colombo (2011)
- Masters in Linguistics - University of Kelaniya (2017)
- Distinction / Second in Order of Merit – English Language Teaching Methodology Course, General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University (2014)
- Merit – CCHRM,IPM (2013)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- Deductive and Inductive Methods of Teaching Grammar
- Classroom Assessment
Memberships
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Wijesuriya, K. G. "An Experimental Study on the Use of Short Films in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition "
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S. "A Study on the Impact of Online Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionary Use on ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention"
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S. "Videos versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study"
- Wijesuriya, K., & Dissanayake, S. "Gender Differences in the Preferred Learning Styles among STEM Undergraduates in Learning ESL"
- Wijesuriya, K.,& Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. "A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Audiobooks and E-Texts on Comprehension in SLA"
- Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. & Wijesuriya, K. "Learning English Online: Students’ Perception on Collaborative Learning"