Head of the Department
Dr. P. B. Sampath Pushpakumara
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
PhD (USJ); MPhil (Kelaniya); M.A. (Kelaniya);
M.A. (Salford, U.K.); B.A. (USJ)
Research Interests
ELT, TESOL, Applied Linguistics
Dr. M. M. K. Ratnayake
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
PhD (Hitotsubashi, Tokyo, Japan);
M.A. (New York University); B.A. (Honours) (Allahabad);
Dip in TESL, (Colombo)
Mr. D. L. S. Ananda
Lecturer in English
M.A. (Kelaniya); B.A.(Kelaniya);
Dip in TESL (NIE); FCE-(Cambridge);
ASSET- (British Council)
Research Interests
Applied Linguistic- Flipping ELT classrooms
Dr. Ven. Dodamgoda Sumanasara
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
PhD; MPhil (Kelaniya);
M.A (Banaras Hindu University, India);
PDG in Education, (Colombo); B.A. (Honours), (USJ)
Research Interests
Ms. K. A. C. Silva
Senior Instructor
M.A. (USJ); PGD in TESL (USJ);
PGD in Writership and Communication, (USJ);
B.A. (Honours), (USJ)
Research Interests
Psychology, Education
Ms. M. I. S de Silva
Unconfirmed Lecturer in English
M.A. in Linguistics (Kelaniya);
B.A. in English and English Language Teaching, (OUSL)
Research Interests
AI in language learning and teaching
English for academic purposes
Translanguaging in ELT
Ms. W. H. S. Fernando
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
M.A. in TESL (OUSL) (Reading)
B.A. (Hons) in TESL (Kelaniya)
Research Interests
ELT
Ms. Dumithri Kahingalage
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
M.A. in TESL (USJ) (Reading)
B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)
Research Interests
ELT
Ms. G. K. Shayini Thisara
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
M.A. in TESL (USJ)
B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)
Research Interests
Critical Discourse Analysis, Morphology, Syntax, ELT, Films and Media Studies
Ms. M. W. Sandeepanie Wijethunga
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
M.A. in TESL, USJ (Reading)
B.A. in English (General), USJ
Research Interests
Ms. O. C. Nicholle Collom
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
M.A.in Linguistics (Kelaniya) (Reading)
B.A. (Hons) in TESL (Kelaniya)
Research Interests
English Language Teaching (ELT), Morphology, Sociolinguistics, Syntax
Ms. Farha Haider Ali
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
B.A. (Hons) in English (CINEC)
Dip. in Psychology and Counselling
Research Interests
ELT
Ms. B. Y. Dissanayake
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)
TKT (Cambridge)
Research Interests
Psycholinguistics and Language Learning,
Second Language Acquisition,
ESL learner assessment, evaluation, and feedback practices
Peer learning in higher education
Near-peer assisted learning
Content-Based Learning (CBL) in ESL/EFL contexts
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Ms. D. M. G. P. Buddhika
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
B.A. (Hons) in English (Colombo)
Research Interests
Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics, ELT, SLA, Gender Studies
Dr. Dilangi Fernando
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
PhD (Colombo); M.A (Kelaniya); B.A. (Kelaniya); CELTA (Cambridge); Certificate in TEFL (LTTC,UK); Diploma in TESOL (LTTC,UK).
Research Interests
English Language Teaching, Teaching GrammarTeaching, Vocabulary
Ms. Shanali Ranaweera
Temporary Assistant lecturer
B.A. (Hons) in English (CINEC)
Diploma in Teaching English Language and Literature
Diploma in Psychology and Counselling
Research Interests
Literary Criticism, Drama and Theatre, Discourse Analysis, Teaching English as a Second Language