CAREER SUMMARY
Ms. Sankaja Amaraweera has more than 10 years of experience in teaching English as a Second Language at tertiary level and has participated in several teacher training programmes and seminars related to higher education.
Currently, she is attached to the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology as a Lecturer in English. She teaches several English Language modules offered by the ELTU.
She had been a Temporary Lecturer in English at the University of Ruhuna, before joining SLIIT.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Arts, Linguistics - University of Kelaniya, Department of Linguistics,
Sri Lanka, April 2013
Bachelor of Arts (General) – University of Colombo Sri Lanka, May 2010
Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA), CA International College, Singapore. (2019)
Completed an E-Teacher online course – “Critical Thinking in Language Learning and Teaching Curriculum”, University of Oregon, USA (2013)
Completed an E-Teacher online course – “Teaching English to Young Learners”, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. (2012)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Applied Linguistics - Computer Assisted Language Learning, Mobile Assisted Language Learning, Application of Gen AI in language teaching and learning
Historical Linguistics
Memberships
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
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- Amaraweera, S. "Usage of Mobile Applications as a Resource in Teaching Phrasal Verbs"
- Amaraweera, S. "Tackling the Most Challenging Spatial Preposition in English"
- Amaraweera, S. "Challenges Experienced in the Usage of Spatial Prepositions by Sri Lankan Undergraduates"
- Sankaja Amaraweera "Shift in the ESL Classroom: Effectiveness of Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in English as a Second Language (ESL) Settings"
- Sankaja Amaraweera, Sucheru Dissanayake "Pronunciational Swings: British and American Influences on the English Pronunciation of English as a Second Language Learners in Sri Lanka"
