{"id":26,"date":"2024-08-22T04:29:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2026-02-18T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T11:51:48","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"26\" class=\"elementor elementor-26\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780f7e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"780f7e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803a2ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"803a2ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96256d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"96256d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c368b7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c368b7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/Kj9xbwDw\/Mr-Sampath.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb97b5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feb97b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c31883f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c31883f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Head of the Department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d887e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d887e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. P. B. Sampath Pushpakumara<\/strong><br \/>Senior Lecturer (Grade I)<br \/>PhD (USJ); MPhil (Kelaniya); M.A. (Kelaniya);<br \/>M.A. (Salford, U.K.); B.A. (USJ)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>ELT, TESOL, Applied Linguistics<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=ZaVS-WMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab3970 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cab3970\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a9ee3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"61a9ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4257854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/Tq190Qp9\/DELT3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb04fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb04fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. M. M. K. Ratnayake<br \/>Senior Lecturer (Grade I)<br \/>PhD (Hitotsubashi, Tokyo, Japan);<br \/>M.A. (New York University); B.A. (Honours) (Allahabad);<br \/>Dip in TESL, (Colombo)<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6103ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6103ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/84BQf4v4\/D-L-S-Ananda-220x250-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9151f21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9151f21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. D. L. S. Ananda<br \/>Lecturer in English<br \/>M.A. (Kelaniya); B.A.(Kelaniya);<br \/>Dip in TESL (NIE); FCE-(Cambridge);<br \/>ASSET- (British Council)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Applied Linguistic- Flipping ELT classrooms<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"ananda@sjp.ac.lk\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cad93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cad93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/zTgfP3C7\/Ven-Dodamgoda-Sumanasara.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91d4f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91d4f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Ven. Dodamgoda Sumanasara<br \/>Senior Lecturer (Grade II)<br \/>PhD; MPhil (Kelaniya);<br \/>M.A (Banaras Hindu University, India);<br \/>PDG in Education, (Colombo); B.A. (Honours), (USJ)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa887f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1aa887f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/YFcGm1Q6\/Ms-K-A-C-Silva.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2e75b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2e75b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms. K. A. C. Silva<br \/>Senior Instructor<br \/>M.A. (USJ); PGD in TESL (USJ);<br \/>PGD in Writership and Communication, (USJ);<br \/>B.A. (Honours), (USJ)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Psychology, Education<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-196f44e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"196f44e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad605a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ad605a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"146\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b40596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b40596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ms. M. I. S de Silva<br \/>Unconfirmed Lecturer in English<br \/>M.A. in Linguistics (Kelaniya);<br \/>B.A. in English and English Language Teaching, (OUSL)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>AI in language learning and teaching<\/p><p>English for academic purposes<\/p><p>Translanguaging in ELT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63657c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63657c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/0jqTZPNb\/Picture1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c8aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3c8aff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. W. H. S. Fernando<\/p><p>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<\/p><p>M.A. in TESL (OUSL) (Reading)<\/p><p>B.A. (Hons) in TESL (Kelaniya)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>ELT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94daee7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94daee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/dwTngFWV\/Picture2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84018a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84018a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Dumithri Kahingalage<\/p><p>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<\/p><p>M.A. in TESL (USJ) (Reading)<\/p><p>B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>ELT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a9b7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67a9b7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture18.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-563\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61583d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b61583d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. G. K. Shayini Thisara<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>M.A. in TESL (USJ) <br \/>B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Critical Discourse Analysis, Morphology, Syntax, ELT, Films and Media Studies<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Gks-Thisara\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8b834 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c8b834\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2334beb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2334beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-564\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture19.jpg 286w, https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture19-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f015d39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f015d39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. M. W. Sandeepanie Wijethunga<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>M.A. in TESL, USJ (Reading)<br \/>B.A. in English (General), USJ<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dc3fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dc3fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture20-282x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture20-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture20.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc61c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fc61c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. O. C. Nicholle Collom<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>M.A.in Linguistics (Kelaniya) (Reading)<br \/>B.A. (Hons) in TESL (Kelaniya)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>English Language Teaching (ELT), Morphology, Sociolinguistics, Syntax<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/O-C-Collom\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ebc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20ebc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture21.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-566\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2710e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b2710e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Farha Haider Ali<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>B.A. (Hons) in English (CINEC)<br \/>Dip. in Psychology and Counselling\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>ELT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd453b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd453b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture22.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-567\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76f89dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76f89dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. B. Y. Dissanayake<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>B.A. (Hons) in TESL (USJ)<br \/>TKT (Cambridge)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Psycholinguistics and Language Learning,<br \/>Second Language Acquisition,<br \/>ESL learner assessment, evaluation, and feedback practices<br \/>Peer learning in higher education<br \/>Near-peer assisted learning<br \/>Content-Based Learning (CBL) in ESL\/EFL contexts<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-4474-2593\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ef48d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48ef48d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-760f0c8 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"760f0c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c036d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55c036d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/02\/Picture23.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-568\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb344d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb344d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. D. M. G. P. Buddhika<br \/>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<br \/>B.A. (Hons) in English (Colombo)<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Linguistics, ELT, SLA, Gender Studies<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Piyumini-Buddhika-2?ev=hdr_xprf\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142f9c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"142f9c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/pvJGnbXP\/Picture3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d829090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d829090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Dilangi Fernando<\/p><p>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<\/p><p>PhD (Colombo); M.A (Kelaniya); B.A. (Kelaniya); CELTA (Cambridge); Certificate in TEFL (LTTC,UK); Diploma in TESOL (LTTC,UK).<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>English Language Teaching, Teaching GrammarTeaching, Vocabulary<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?view_op=list_works&amp;hl=en&amp;user=Sw_feN8AAAAJ\">Read More&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde79cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fde79cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ibb.co\/SDYKZWr5\/Picture4.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d954e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d954e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ms. Shanali Ranaweera<br \/>Temporary Assistant lecturer<br \/>B.A. (Hons) in English (CINEC)<br \/>Diploma in Teaching English Language and Literature<br \/>Diploma in Psychology and Counselling<\/p><p><strong>Research Interests<\/strong><\/p><p>Literary Criticism, Drama and Theatre, Discourse Analysis, Teaching English as a Second Language<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3a8b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee3a8b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Head of the Department Dr. P. B. Sampath PushpakumaraSenior Lecturer (Grade I)PhD (USJ); MPhil (Kelaniya); M.A. (Kelaniya);M.A. (Salford, U.K.); B.A. (USJ) Research Interests ELT, TESOL, Applied Linguistics Read More&gt;&gt; Dr. M. M. K. RatnayakeSenior Lecturer (Grade I)PhD (Hitotsubashi, Tokyo, Japan);M.A. (New York University); B.A. (Honours) (Allahabad);Dip in TESL, (Colombo) Read &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":571,"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26\/revisions\/571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fhss.sjp.ac.lk\/delt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}