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CAREER SUMMARY
Ashani Peiris is a Lecturer in English attached to Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka who has 10 years teaching experience in academic field.In addition, she serves as the cordinator for Business Communication, Communication Skills for CSE and Communcation Skills (Orientation). Before joining SLIIT, She had worked as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer and a Visiting Lecturer at University of Kelaniya.
- Assistant Lecturer (SLIIT)
- Instructor in English (SLIIT)
- Temporary Assistant Lecturer ,University of Kelaniya (2013-2014)
- Visiting Lecturer, English Language Teaching Unit,University of Kelaniya(2013)
- Visiting Lecturer, ELTU, Diploma and Higher Diploma in Business conducted by the Faculty Of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Kelaniya(2014)
- Visiting Lecturer: An Intermediate Course in English, University of Kelaniya(2016)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- M.A in Linguistic, University of Kelaniya
- B.A (General Degree), University of Kelaniya,
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- English Language Teaching
- Effective Language teaching methodologies
- Technology in ELT
- Apllied Linguistics
Memberships
- Member of Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association (SLELTA)
Research Clusters
Language and Culture
The research that has been produced and research in progress by this cluster addresses: 1) the challenges of teaching and learning English grammar, vocabulary, and syntax; 2) approaches to critical evaluation of all genres of English literature identified as drama, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction belonging to different literary periods; 3) stylistic analyses of functional texts produced for a variety of purposes arising in different domains of life such as academic, social, political, industrial, commercial, legal, etc.; 4) production of standard texts in accordance with legitimate social norms to satisfy various public requirements in society; and 5) development of a literate culture with values and morals that can be respected worldwide.
PUBLICATIONS
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Group activities as a remedy for speaking anxiety
Ms. Ashani Peiris,
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“A study on the effectiveness of using multimedia to teach English Grammar”,
Ms. Ashani Peiris,
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“Impact of the proficiency in English Language on students’ performance in their main subjects”,
Ms. Ashani Peiris,
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“A study on the Impact of Facebook on improving English (L2) vocabulary of undergraduates”,
Ms. Ashani Peiris,
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“An analysis of the effectiveness of using L1 (Sinhala) to teach L2 (English)”
Ms. Ashani Peiris,
