CAREER SUMMARY
Sucheru Dissanayake is currently a Lecturer in English, attached to the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU), Faculty of Humanities and Sciences. She conducts lectures in the faculties of Engineering, Computing, Humanities and Sciences and SLIIT Business School. She is the module leader of the first year module Introduction to English Language and Grammar of the B. Ed. in English Programme and the module English Language Skills 1 of SLIIT Business School. Prior to joining SLIIT, she was an Instructor in English at the ELTU, University of Peradeniya, and a French teacher at Alliance Francaise, Kandy.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- B. A. (2nd Class Honours-Upper Division), University of Peradeniya
- Postgraduate Diploma in English, University of Peradeniya
- M. A. in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya
- M. A. in English, University of Peradeniya
- DALF C2, C1 and DELF A1, A2 ( French Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research)
- Diploma in French (Diplome de Langue Francaise), Alliance Francaise
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Vocabulary acquisition and retention
- Reading skills development
- Teaching ESL and EAP in the University Setting
Memberships
- Sri Lanka English Language Teachers’ Association (SLELTA)
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Dissanayake, S. "An Analysis of Reading Skills of First Year Engineering Undergraduates: Skimming, Scanning and Vocabulary"
- Wijesuriya, K., Dissanyake, S. "Videos Versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study"
- Wijesuriya, K., Dissanyake, D. M. M. S. "A Study on the Impact of Online Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionary Use on ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention"
