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Ms. Sucheru Dissnayake
Lecturer
Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | English Language Teaching Unit
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
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Research Interests and Memberships
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)
Ongoing Research
My Publications
Conference Presentations
- Dissanayake, S. " An Analysis of Reading Skills of First Year Engineering Undergraduates: Skimming, Scanning and Vocabulary Presentation, at ICH 2018/19, University of Kelaniya, 2019
Conference Proceedings
- Wijesuriya, K., Dissanyake, S. Videos Versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study in 7th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (2021), University of Sri Jayawardenepura, year 2021, SSRN, 19th March 2021, 23rd March 2021
- 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 in SICASH 2020, year 2021, pp.118-123, Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, 26th March 2021,
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