Ms. Keshani Wijesuriya
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Ms. Keshani Wijesuriya
Lecturer (SLIIT)
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SCIENCES | ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING UNIT
- Keshani Wijesuriya is attached to the Faculty of Science and Humanities, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology – February 2018 – to date
- Visiting Lecturer in English (August 2016- January 2018)
- Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE)-Â September 2017- February 2018
- Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology – October 2017 – January 2018
- Advanced Certificate in English for Trinco School of Logistics, KDU,2017
- International Legal English Certificate Course for LLB undergraduates, KDU, 2017
- KDU English Course for Defence Services Command and Staff College – 2016
- English Language Intensive Course for MBBS undergraduates, KDU, August 2016- November 2016
- Instructor in English/ Coordinator of the Orientation English Package of Intake 85Â (2016), Sri Lanka Military Academy
- The Proofreader of 2011- National Business Directory, SLT Rainbow Pages
- Google Scholar URL:
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Bom6Xz8AAAAJ&hl=en
- LinkedIn URL:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/keshani-wijesuriya-2529711ba/
- ResearchGate URL:
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keshani-Wijesuriya
Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts – University of Colombo (2011)
- Masters in Linguistics – University of Kelaniya (2017)
- Distinction / Second in Order of Merit – English Language Teaching Methodology Course, General Sir John Kotalawala Defence University (2014)
- Merit – CCHRM,IPM (2013)
Honors and Awards
Interests
- Vocabulary Acquisition
- Deductive and Inductive Methods of Teaching Grammar
- Classroom Assessment
Memberships
- A Comparative Analysis of Student Reading Gains Based on Different Techniques of Vocabulary Instruction: Dictionary Use,Contextual Guessing, L1, and L2
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayke,S.(2021).Videos versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study – (Abstract accepted for 7th International Research Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences)
My Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Wijesuriya, K. G.  ” “An Experimental Study on the Use of Short Films in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition “ “  Sri Lanka Military Academy Journal,  vol.1,  Issue 1,  2019,  pp.60-73,
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S.   A Study on the Impact of Online Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionary Use on ESL Learners� Vocabulary Acquisition and Retention  in SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities,  year 2021,  Malabe,  pp.118-123,  Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT,   Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S.,  24th December 2021
- Wijesuriya,K.,& Dissanayake,S.   Videos versus Print Materials in Incidental Vocabulary Acquisition: An Impact Study  in 7th International Research Conference on Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS) 2021,  year 2021,    University of Sri Jayawardenepura,   22 March 2021,
- Wijesuriya, K., & Dissanayake, S. Â Â Gender Differences in the Preferred Learning Styles among STEM Undergraduates in Learning ESLÂ Â in SLIIT International Conference on Advancements on Sciences and Humanities, Â year 2021, Â Malabe, Â pp.378-385, Â Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, Â Â 4th December 2021, Â 24 December 2021
- Wijesuriya, K.,& Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. Â Â A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Audiobooks and E-Texts on Comprehension in SLAÂ Â in SLIIT Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities, Â year 2021, Â Malabe, Â pp.289-296, Â Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, SLIIT, Â Â 3 December 2021, Â 24 December 2021
- Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K. & Wijesuriya, K.   Learning English Online: Students� Perception on Collaborative Learning  in International Research Symposium (IRS) of the University of Colombo-Faculty of Education,  year 2021,  Colombo,   International Research Symposium (IRS) of the University of Colombo-Faculty of Education,   Rajapakse, R.W.D.N.K.,