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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)
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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A Study on the Impact of Online Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionary Use on ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention
Wijesuriya, K., Dissanyake, D. M. M. S., (SICASH 2020)
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Videos Versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study
Wijesuriya, K., Dissanyake, S., (7th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (2021), University of Sri Jayawardenepura)
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An Analysis of Reading Skills of First Year Engineering Undergraduates: Skimming, Scanning and Vocabulary
Dissanayake, S.,
