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Ms. Keshani Wijesuriya
Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | English Language Teaching Unit
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)
- 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
- 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
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)
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- Deductive and Inductive Methods of Teaching Grammar
- Classroom Assessment
Memberships
Ongoing Research
- A Comparative Analysis of Student Reading Gains Based on Different Techniques of Vocabulary Instruction: Dictionary Use,Contextual Guessing, L1, and L2
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayke,S.(2021).Videos versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study - (Abstract accepted for 7th International Research Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences)
My Publications
Journal Publications
- Wijesuriya, K. G. " "An Experimental Study on the Use of Short Films in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition " " Sri Lanka Military Academy Journal, vol.1, Issue 1, 2019, pp.60-73,
Conference Proceedings
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S. A Study on the Impact of Online Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionary Use on ESL Learners’ Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention in SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities, year 2021, Malabe, pp.118-123, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S., 24th December 2021
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S. Videos versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study in 7th International Research Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS) 2021, year 2021, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, 22 March 2021,
- Wijesuriya, K., & Dissanayake, S. Gender Differences in the Preferred Learning Styles among STEM Undergraduates in Learning ESL in SLIIT International Conference on Advancements on Sciences and Humanities, year 2021, Malabe, pp.378-385, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 4th December 2021, 24 December 2021
- Wijesuriya, K.,& Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Audiobooks and E-Texts on Comprehension in SLA in SLIIT Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities, year 2021, Malabe, pp.289-296, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 3 December 2021, 24 December 2021
- Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. & Wijesuriya, K. Learning English Online: Students’ Perception on Collaborative Learning in International Research Symposium (IRS) of the University of Colombo-Faculty of Education, year 2021, Colombo, International Research Symposium (IRS) of the University of Colombo-Faculty of Education, Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K.,
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