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nayomi.a@sliit.lk
Ms. Nayomi Abeysekara
Head | English Language Teaching Unit
Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | English Language Teaching Unit
Career Summary
Ms. Nayomi Abayasekera has over 18 years of experience in English language teaching in higher education. She has participated in numerous workshops and training programmes related to teaching and learning in higher education. In addition, she has also had exposure to different facets of language education such as curriculum development, language proficiency assessment, administration, planning and coordination of language training programmes as well as education management, apart from teaching.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
MA in English , University of Peradeniya
PGD in English , University of Peradeniya
BA in English, French & Western Classical Culture, University of Kelaniya
CELTA, University of Cambridge
Certified Cambridge ESOL Speaking Examiner, Cambridge Assessment English
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
Literary Theory
Ethnic and Cultural Studies
Memberships
Ongoing Research
My Publications
Book Chapters
- Nayomi Abayasekera " Poetry as a Political Statement: A Study of Jean Arasanayagam’s Poetry " Mitali Wong & Yousuf Saeed, The Changing World of Contemporary South Asian Poetry in English , Maryland, USA, 2019, Lexington Books, pp.165 - 177,
Journal Publications
- Nayomi Abayasekera " The Politics of Representation in the Representation of Politics " Phoenix: Sri Lankan Journal of English in the Commonwealth , vol.VIII, 2011, pp.105-115,
Conference Presentations
- Nayomi Abayasekera " Narrativization of Migrant Complexes in Sri Lankan Fiction in English Presentation, at Swiss Association of University Teachers of English, University of Zurich, Switzerland (Virtual)), 2021
- Nayomi Abayasekera " A Study of Bilingual Advertising in Sri Lankan National Newspapers. Presentation, at International Conference on Language and Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2011
Conference Proceedings
- Nayomi Abayasekera Historicizing, Memorialization and Victimization in Ethical Futures: Dialogues on State, Society and Ethical Existence, year 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 30th May - 1st June 2013,
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