Research Interests

Applied Linguistics
Psycholinguistics

Current Research Activities:

“It was a blow on Ibo culture”(A discussion on the effects of colonization on Ibo culture with reference to the novel, Things Fall Apart) ,“Aurora” journal of English Studies ISBN-978-955-30-6750-0 (2015)

“Motivation –A Contributing Factor in Second Language Learning”, “Sandhara” ISSN-139182000006,(2017)

“Use of Literature in support of teaching Second/Foreign Languages” , “Aurora” Journal of English Studies ISSN-2536-8001 (2017)

“An Echo Critical Approach to selected poems of William Wordsworth”, “Pin Kethaka Aswenna” Journal of the Faculty of Language Studies ISBN 978-955-9373-25-4 (2017)

“Mother Tongue in the English Language Classroom: Blessing or a curse”- “DELT Reader” Journal published by the Department of English Language Teaching (2018)

Education

Master of Arts in Linguistics-University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

BA (special) in English Language and English Literature-University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Diploma in Advanced English for Administration and Academic Purposes-University of Colombo

Professional Experience

Head, English Language Teaching Unit, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (2016)

Course Coordinator, Diploma in English, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (2016)

Journal Articles

The University Students’ Motivation in Learning English ISSN2579-2156 (2017)

The Role of First Language in Learning a Second Language at the Undergraduate Level (2018)

Teaching at Professional Level

Senior Lecturer II- Department of English Language Teaching, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka ( 01.10.2016 to date)

Lecturer- Department of English Language Teaching, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (01.10.2013)

Temporary Lecturer- Department of English Language Teaching, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2011-20