Curriculum Vitae
Jeyaseelan Gnanaseelan
Present
Position
Senior
Lecturer in English Gr. I & Head,
Department of English
Language Teaching,
Faculty of Business
Studies,
Vavuniya Campus of the
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Office: 024 2228235
Mobile: 0094717477503/
E-mail: jeya86@hotmail.com
jeya86@vau.jfn.ac.lk, jeya8866@gmail.com
University
Academic Professional Service
·
25 Years
Home: 49/85W, Pillaiyar Temple Back Lane, Kurumankadu, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Land phone: 0094242223856
Blogs: http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/jeyaseelan.gnanaseelan
Professional sites:
http://www.vau.jfn.ac.lk/fbs/english/index.php/academic-staff/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jeyaseelan_Gnanaseelan/
lk.linkedin.com/pub/jeyaseelan-gnanaseelan/23/778/b18
vau.academia.edu/JeyaseelanGnanaseelan
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hL_KCc8AAAAJ&hl=en
Appointment -Promotion to the Post of Senior Lecturer in
English Gr. I
Appointment - Promotion to the Post of Senior Lecturer in
English Gr. II
Appointment - the Post of Lecturer (prob) in English
Gr.II from 1st of April 2000 to 24th
Appointment - the Post of College Lecturer (prob) in
English from January 11th of January 1995 to 31st of March 1997 till 31st of
March 2000.
Academic and Professional
Qualifications (08)
1. Ph.D. in
English, University of Madras, India, (7th April
2006-26th August 2009)
(Thesis: Ethnic
Conflict and International Relations in the Editorials of Sri Lankan English
Newspapers: a Discourse Analysis)
2. MA in English (Distance
Education), Madurai Kamaraj University, India, (March 2002-18th
April 2004)
3. MPhil in English (Distance
Education), Madurai Kamaraj
University, India, (May 2004-3rd April 2005)
(Thesis: ELT Professional
Challenges in responding to English Language Performance Lapses- A Case Study
of the Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka.).
4. CTHE
(Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education), University of Colombo,
Sri Lanka, September 2004
5.
MSc in Human Security
(Part-time),
University of Sri Jayawardenepure, Sri Lanka, (11th October
2001-10th January 2004)
(Multi-disciplinary: Personal and Community Security, Political
Security, Environmental Security, Food Security, Health Security, Economic
Security- Thesis: “Farmers’ Survival Strategies
in an Ethnic Conflict Situation in Two Villages of Vavuniya District”)
6.
MA in Linguistics, University of Keleniya, Sri Lanka,(1st
April 1999-1st April 2000)
7.
PGD in Education (Teaching of English as a
Second Language), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, (1st
January 1997-1st January 1998)
(Dissertation: An Investigation into the Problems in Using English as the Medium of
Instruction for Academic Purposes of the students of the Diploma in
Accountancy and FINANCE (94/95) OF The NPAUC, Vavuniya).
8.
BA (Hons) Second Upper
(Majors: English, Linguistics,
Philosophy), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, (29th
August 1988-25th September 1993)
9. English Access Micro scholarship Annual teacher training, a
program by U.S. State Department. 2017
10. English Access Micro scholarship Annual teacher training, a program
by U.S. State Department 2015
11. A short-term course on Literary Theory: Theories of Reading
and Writing, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 2008
12. A six-hour course in Teaching Primary and Secondary Students:
Second Language Teaching, the British Council, 2002
Awards
of International Accreditation and Grants (03)
“Accredited Teacher in Higher Education” awarded by
The Staff & Education Development Association, (United Kingdom) September
2004
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/seda-uk-award-accredited-teacher-in.html
UGC Grant for PhD Studies through National Center
for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS) 2005 September
14th)
Gnanaseelan, J. (2011, April 20). Understanding the
Socio-environmental, economic and political systems (SEEPS) of the Mannar
district: A Discourse Analysis of the historical and contemporary texts for
tracing adaptive strategies for sustainable development (The Campus Research
Grant. UJ/VC/RG/2010/03). Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna.
Manobavan, M., Krishnakuamr, S., & Gnanaseelan,
J. (2009, December). Investigation of community-based adaptation (CBA)
strategies for managing environmental stress induced by climate change (the
Campus Research Grant. UJ/VC/RG/2009/01). Vavuniya Campus of the University of
Jaffna.
Teaching
Courses (06)
·
English language communication skills and English for
Specific Purposes in sciences
·
English language communication skills and English for
Business Communication
·
English Linguistics and English Literature
·
Mass Communication and Communication Skills
·
Applied Linguistics, Varieties of English
·
Sri Lankan
Studies and Social Harmony
Research Interests (04)
1. Multi-disciplinary
Discourse analysis
2. English Language Teaching
and Learning
3. Political discourse and
media discourse
4. Contrastive and Error
Analysis
The
Courses, Programs, and Faculties
1. Teaching English Course Units at the
Faculty of Technological Studies from 2020 to date.
2. Teaching English Course Units at the
Faculty of Business Studies from 1998 to date.
3. Teaching English Course Units at the
Faculty of Applied Science from 1998 to date.
4. Teaching English Literature, Linguistics
and Language skills GPA Calculated Credit Course Units for General Degree in
Arts (internal) program conducted from 1998 to 1999.
5. Teaching English Literature, Linguistics
and Language skills GPA Calculated Credit Course Units for the Diploma in
English (internal) program conducted from 1995 to 1996.
6. Teaching English Language skills Course
Units for the Diploma in Accountancy and Finance (internal) program conducted
from 1995 to 1996.
7. Teaching English Language skills Course
Units for the Diploma in Mathematical Sciences (internal) program conducted
from 1995 to 1996.
University Administration
and Development Activities
1.
Head of Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Business Studies of
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 18- 03-2018 to 17-03-2021 for
three years.
2.
Acting Head of the Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Business
Studies of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 18-12-2017 to 17-
03-2018.
3.
Head of Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Business Studies of
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 18- 03-2021 to 17-03-2024 for
three years.
4. Acting Officer as Rector of Vavuniya Campus
on 17th May 2019 3.3.2.2. Covering up the duties of Dean FBS on his absence
whenever Assigned 2018 to date
5. Head of the English Language Teaching Unit
of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 01-12-2011 to
29-02-2012
6. Head of the English Language Teaching Unit
of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 01-11-12 to 31-01-2013
7. Head of the English Language Teaching Unit
of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 01-02-2013 for three years
8. Head of the English Language Teaching Unit
of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 01-2-2016 for three years;
9. Coordinator of the English Language
Teaching Unit of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 02-06-2005
for one year;
10. Coordinator of the English Language
Teaching Unit of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 02-06-2004
for one year;
11. Coordinator of the English Language
Teaching Unit of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 02-06-2003
for one year;
12. Acting Program Coordinator for English from 01- 10 - 1996 for eleven
months;
13. Acting Program Coordinator for English
from 02- 09 - 1996 to 30-09-1996 for month
Responsibilities in University Programmes and Projects
1. Campus Coordinator for Project
implementation of the Higher Education for the twenty-first century Project
(HETC), Ministry of the Higher Education from 1st August 2011. It is a credit
given to the Government of Sri Lanka by the International Development
Association (World Bank), amounting to US$ 40 Mn for the period of 5 years from
2011 to 2016.
2. Co-chair of the Institutional Review
Committee for Self-evaluation Report Writing, Vavuniya Campus 2018.
3. Convener of the Silver Jubilee Subcommittee
for Program Arrangement and Member of the Subcommittee for Souvenir
Arrangements– 17th August 2017 at Vavuniya Campus.
4. Chairman of the Committee for utilization
of Interest Fund from Bond Breach and Swapping Account, 2020
5. Chairman of the Technical Evaluation
Committee, OTS, AHEAD Operation, Faculty of Technological Studies, Vavuniya
Campus 2020 -2021.
6. Chairman of the Committee for finding the
Possibilities to acquire additional land for the campus in 2018
7. Chairperson to the Committee on Improving
English Language Teaching, Vavuniya Campus– University Development Grant for
Five Years – 2010 -2015.
8. The Academic Coordinator, (2002/2003)
Extension Programs in English (Diploma and Certificate) at Mannar Study Centre
of Vavuniya Campus in Mannar. The campus conducted it during the period exposed
to intensive conflict period. However, I managed the program very well, meant
for the A/L Passed outs, the unemployed, the public and private sector
employees in the Mannar district.
9. the Academic Coordinator, the Vavuniya
General English Language Teaching Center, Vavuniya (1998 & 2000) for two
years.
10. The Academic Coordinator (2009-2010) of
the English Language Skill Development Program for the Public Servants of the
Northern Province of Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Northern Province Council.
11. Proposal Developer for Upgrading the
English Language Teaching Unit ELTU to Department of English Language Teaching
DELT in the Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus approved by the
University Grants Commission 2016 – 2017 and established in 2017
12. Proposal Developer for new Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, Vavuniya Campus approved by the Senate, Council and the
University Grants Commission for developing the detailed curriculum for each
degree program.
13. Proposal Developer for Improving English
Language Skills Component of the Faculty Grant Proposal of Accelerating Higher
Education Expansion and Development Operation (AHEAD) Project in 2019. The
proposal won the grant of 100 million SL Rupees, and 10 million was allocated
for the project activity in Improving English Language Skills.
14. Member of the Editorial Committee of the
Campus Silver Jubilee Ceremony Magazine, The
Splendour, 2017, August 17.
15. Member of the Committee for preparation of
Action Plan and Strategic Management Plan of the Vavuniya Campus - 2010 -2015,
2013, 2016, 2017, 2014-2018.
16. Member of the Committee on upgrading
Vavuniya Campus as a University, 2015- 2021.
17. Member of the Ten-Year Development Plan,
Vavuniya Campus 2019
18. Vavuniya Campus Teachers’ Association
Representative of the Committee for Comprehensive Planning for Vavuniya Campus
of the University of Jaffna in 2017
19. The Academic Coordinator, Extension
Programs in English (Diploma and Certificate) at Vavuniya Campus. The period
covered were 1998/1999, 2002/2003 and 2014/2015. The campus conducted it during
the period exposed to intensive conflict period. However, you managed the
program very well meant for the A/L Passed outs, the unemployed, the public and
private sector employees in the Vanni region.
20. Chairman of the Department Meeting, DELT
2018-2021
Students and Staff Welfare Activities at the Campus/University Level.
1. The Senior Student Counselor, (2021-2022)
of Vavuniya Campus.
2. Chairman of the Inquiry Committee on
Student Discipline, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna for three years
(2014-2015. 2015/16, 2016/17)
Spent lot of time and energy for conducing the
inquiry meetings, recording the statements, preparing and submitting the
official reports to the Campus Board.
3. Proposal Developer for Encouraging
University Students engagement in extracurricular activities – Cultural and
Aesthetic (Budget Proposal No 112, Ministry of Higher Education -2017),
Vavuniya Campus approved by the University Grants Commission for the grant of
0.7 million.
4. Convener of the Subcommittee for Program
Arrangement of the Silver Jubilee Celebration. It was held on August 17, 2017,
at Vavuniya Campus.
5. Chairman of the Committee on reporting the
utilization of the internet Facilities at Pambaimadhu and Administration
Building – 12-10-2017
6. Campus Coordinator for conducting UTEL
examination for the students, UDG Programme – 2014.
7. Chair of the Organizing Committee – Sri
Lanka University Games – SLUG – 2016 – Route for carrying the SLUG Torch
(26-8-2016 to 01-09-2016) from Vavuniya Campus to Rajaratta University
8. Member of the Management Committee of Staff
Development Centre, Vavuniya Campus 2019, 2020 and 2021
9. Organiser of the Campus Level English Language
Speech and Drama Competitions in 2016.
10. Member of the Carrier Guidance Advisory
Committee, 2020.
Students and Staff Welfare Activities at the Faculty Level.
1. Student Counselor, (1995-96), Northern
Province Affiliated University College, Vavuniya
2. Lecturer in charge of sports of the
Vavuniya Campus (NPAUC) 1996-1997
3. Faculty Representative on behalf of the
Faculty of Business Studies for the Subcommittee for Education and Research of
the Committee for Gender Equality and Equity of the University of Jaffna.
4. Member of the Skills Competition Committee,
Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, April 2012.
5. Coordinator of the Sub Activity Team, of
the AHEAD project, Dept of Bioscience, Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya
Campus, Sri Lanka. 02 May 2019 for two years
6. Coordinator of the Committee for Strategic
Planning and Monitoring of Faculty of Business Studies from February 6, 2020.
7. Member of Self-evaluation Report Writing
Team of the Program Review, BBM Degree Program, Faculty of Business Studies in
2019.
8. Member of Coordinating Committee and
Program Review Committee – Self Evaluation Report Development – Internal
Quality Assurance Committee, Faculty of Business Studies, 2016-2017.
9. Member of the Committee for preparation of
Academic Norms of the Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, 2016.
10. Faculty representative, Faculty of
Business Studies, Improving English Language Skills, the Higher Education for
Twenty-first Century Project (HETC), Ministry of the Higher Education – 2013,
and 2014
11. Assigned senior academic investigator to
study the issues related to The Examination Results for the First Year Second
Semester Examination in Information and Communication Technology – Technology
Scheme in February 2020.
12. Evaluator for the Faculty Student Essay
Writing Competition under the AHEAD projects 2021 for the Faculty of Applied
Science students. It was held in February 2021.
13. Member of the Coordinating Committee of
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) 2017-2021
14. Academic Advisor and facilitator for the
Student Creative writing Magazine, Beacon in 2014 for the students of the
faculty of Applied Science.
15. The Chairman of the Pre- and
Post-Technical Evaluation Committee for the procurement of ELT Books, OTS,
AHEAD Operation, Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus 2020.
16. Faculty Representative for the University
Development Grant under the HETC project for Improving English Language Skills
for the Year 2014 – Faculty of Business Studies
17. Member of the Committee for Strategic
Planning and Monitoring of Faculty of Business Studies for two years,
2020-2021.
Responsibilities in Boards in other Universities/Higher Educational
Institutes
1. Member of the Advisory Board, Two Day
International Conference on Emerging Approaches and Methods in English Language
Teaching (EAMELT); organized by The
Global Association of English Studies and All India Network of English Teachers
( AINET) 09 and 10 -12-2015 at Dept. of English, School of Science and
Humanities, Kongu Engineering College, India
2. Youth Policy Forum Panellist for forming
the National Youth Policy of Sri Lanka organized by the Faculty of Humanities
and Social Sciences, OUSL.
3. A Member of the Selection Committee –
Senate Nominee for the promotion to the Post of Senior Lecturer Gr. I Dept. of Languages, Faculty of Arts &
Culture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka. On 16th May 2016.
4. Evaluator for Confirmation & Promotion
– Senior Lecturer II, Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts & Culture,
Eastern University, Sri Lanka. 30-06-18
Member of
National/International Bodies and societies
1. Member of the Standing Committee in Teaching English as a Second
Language at the UGC and national level from 2013 for 07 years. When I was the
Head of the ELTU, I started attending the meetings at the UGC.
2. Member of the Steering Committee to establish UTEL Services,
University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka 2016-2020 for five years.
3. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Membership - Sri Lanka
Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLIHEE) 2020 –
Established in 1997
4. Life Member – The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka (RASSL) -
Established on February 07, 1845
5. Life member – Sri Lanka Red Cross Society from 17th July 2001 –
Membership No. B25/028/L/781/2001
6. Member of Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science (SLAS)
27-03-2009.
7. Sri Lanka English Language Teachers’ Association (SLELTA) 22 Feb 2002
to 22nd February 2003.
8. Life Member, the Automobile Association of Ceylon, No: G3627
9.
Member of Alumnae Association of the National Centre for Advanced Studies
(NCAS), Sri Lanka
Responsibilities
in Associations and Societies
1. President for two times, Vavuniya Campus
Teachers’ Association, The University of Jaffna, (2009-2010, 2012-2013) for two
years.
2. General Secretary for one year, Vavuniya Campus
Teachers’ Association, University of Jaffna, (2002-2003)
3. Vice-President, Vavuniya Campus Teachers’
Association, University of Jaffna, (2013-2014)
4. The Senior Treasurer and Patron of the Christian
Students Union from 2010 to 2017.
5. General Secretary for three years, Vavuniya
Campus Teachers’ Association, University of Jaffna, (2009-2010; 2010-2011,
2011-2012) for three Years.
6. Assistant Secretary and Executive Committee
Member four times, Vavuniya Campus Teachers’ Association, University of Jaffna,
(2014-2015, 2015-2016; 2018-2019, 2020, 2021)
7. Chairperson of the
Sub-committee for handling land issues - Vavuniya Campus Teachers’
Association – 2018 onwards.
Contributions at National/International level
1. Resource Person the National Workshop for
‘Child Rights and UN Convention on the Rights of the Child’ and ‘American
Education System.’ Under the Rainbow
Access Holiday Camp 2017 Program conducted by Rainbow Resources Lanka sponsored
by the Access Program of the USA government at the Institute of Addiction
Management Training Center, Kaluthara of the Jinasena Training and
Rehabilitation Trust, Sri Lanka. (2017, August 21st to 26th)
2. President of the Educational Development
Society, Raise to Rise (RtR) at Vidathal Thivu, Mannar for five years. It was
started in 2010. It is a syndicate for sustaining Development Synergy at the
local and rural level in Mannar. You have been serving as a Board Member of the
Society from 2016 onwards. You initiated the society and launched its first
newsletter.
3. Center Coordinator, Vavuniya, Global Access
Program of the US Government 2014/16, English Micro-scholarships Program,
nationally implemented by the Rainbow Institute of Communication and English
for two years.
4. Resource Person for the Two-day Training
Program for the Research Staff of the Members of Parliament organized by USAID
on 28th and 29th January 2016 at CETRAC, Battaramulla Under the USAID Funded
Sri Lanka Parliament Project.
5. Campus Representative in Divi Neguma
National Programme -2013 at the District Secretariat, Vavuniya, on the
invitation of the District Secretary
6. Resource person in the field study program
June 22-23, 2011 in Batticaloa hosted by the Claremont Graduate University,
School of Community and Global Health180 East Via Verde, Suite 100 San Dimas,
California 91773-3901, supported by the
U.S. National Institutes of Health, Fogarty International Center training
grant: Pacific Rim Global Health Framework (PRGHF).
7. Judge of ‘the Spell Master” competition
(two times) in the Northern and
Eastern Provinces, organized at the
national level by the CIMA, Sri Lanka, 2009 and 2011
8. Speaker at UN75 Global Peace
Inter-generational Dialogues Platform organized by Global Peace Citizen, a UN
Body on 5th February 2021.
9. Field Coordinator of the Vanni region for
the Household Survey on Development and Needs Assessment coordinated by the
Agribusiness Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, the University of Peradeniya in
affiliation with GTZ, an International non-governmental organization, 2010.
10. Guest Speaker on ‘Social Justice and the
Sri Lankan Context’ a Guest Talk at the event observing he International Day of
Social Justice to the Public Servants of Vavuniya District and four Divisional
Secretariats, at Vavuniya Cultural Hall, Vavuniya. The Election Commission, Sri
Lanka and the District Secretariat, Vavuniya, was jointly organised on February
20, 2020.
11. Guest Speaker on University Education and
Life and Prevention on Using Alcohol and Drugs, and Awareness Program to the
University Entrants, of Vavuniya, Mannar, and Mullaitivu of the Vanni Region.
It was organized under the direction of His Excellency the President of Sri
Lanka in the President’s secretary’s letter ref. PS/DP/01/04/UGC dated 11th
November 2016. Prof. S. Srisena was the coordinator at the national level
program.
12. Resource Person for the English as a Life
Skill program organized by the Presidential Task Forces in collaboration with
the Ministry of Education for the School principals in Vavuniya District from
October to December 2011.It was held at the Computer Center of the Vavuniya
Zonal Education Office.
13. Judge (6 times) for English competitions
held
at the Zonal level held at Al Azar Muslim
M.M.V Vavuniya in 2013 organized by the Zonal Education Department, Mannar on
July 12th 2013;
at the District level held at Saivapragasa
M.M.V Vavuniya in 2012 organized by the Education Department, Vavuniya on
01-08-2012 to 04-08-2012;
at the Divisional level held at Vavuniya Tamil
M.M.V Vavuniya in 2013 organized by the Zonal Education Department, Vavuniya;
at both Divisional and the District level,
Vavuniya organized by the Education Department, Vavuniya in 2011
14. Resource person for ‘Doing Research for Advancement
of Knowledge- Experience from Senor Academics and Recent Alumnae.’ the National
Centre for Advanced Studies at the NCAS premises in Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011,
October 27-28).
18. Speaker in a Seminar on the Presidential
Initiative on English as a life skill – Presidential task force on English and
IT- on 13th Sept 2010 at the Rambaikulam Girls’ School, Vavuniya.
International Participation and Contribution (In Person before the
COVID19)
16. International Participation and Contribution
(in person) at the Significant Scholarly Symposium on Spirit in the Dark:
Commemorating 50 years of James Cone’s ground-breaking book, Black Theology
& Black Power, held at The Rotunda, the Dome Room, University of Virginia,
1826 University Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22904, The United States of America
on 29th and 30th March 2019 Organized by Department of Religious Studies
17. International Participation and
Contribution (in person) Significant at the Conference International Conference
on the Politics of Gender, Sexuality, and Pedagogy in a ‘Post-Truth’ World,
held at RMIT University, School of Education PO Box 71, Bundoora VIC 3083,
Melbourne Australia on 12th and 13th December 2017.
19. Two day National Seminar on Information
and Communication Laws. Organized by Dept. of Legal Studies, University of
Madras, Chennai, India on 22nd and 23rd March 2007
20. UGC National seminar on Psychology:
Promoting Corporate Excellence at Dept. of Psychology, University of Madras,
Chennai, India On 1st and 2nd February 2008
21. Twelfth National Workshop of the Forum on
Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Gujarat, India held at the Center for
Contemporary Theory during 3rd to 5th November 2007 India.
22. National Seminar on Changing Power
Equation: a gender perspective held at the University of Madras, Chepauk,
Chennai on 21st and 22nd August 2007.
23. National Seminar on After Globalization:
Resurgence of History, Ideology, Nation and Religion during 23rd to 24th
November 2006 at Dept. of Humanities and social science, IIT, Madras, India.
3.3.14.24. National Seminar on subaltern
Hermeneutics and social Transformation held at the Dept. of Christian Studies
of the University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai on 19th and 20th September 2006.
3.3.14.25. Keynote Speaker/Chief Guest/Special
Guest:
The English Day, Hindu College,
Bambalapittiya, Colombo on 4th November 2019;
The
Annual Prize Day, St. Xavier’s Boy’s College, Mannar on 07th November 2019;
Launching Vannokku and Certificate Awarding at
the SLIATE, ATI, Vavuniya on 16th July 2019;
The Awarding Ceremony of the Special Intensive
English Language Teaching Program held on 29th October 2017 at Nedunkerny
Mahavidyalayam in the Morning;
the English Day Ceremony held at the
Rambaikkulam Girls’ M.M.V Vavuniya on 31st
October 2014;
at the College of Education, Vavuniya on 26-10-2013 in a Christian Conference; at the
College of Education, Vavuniya on
09-11-2013 in an inauguration session for graduate teacher trainers;
at the Elites Center for Business and
Computing (ECBC) centre for conducting Gateway English programme sponsored by
John Keells Consortium, Sri Lanka, Vavuniya on 13-11-13; 29-10-2017
Resource person in Seminars/lectures to other universities and
institutions:
1. The Business Communication program
organized by the Postgraduate Institute of Management of the University of Sri
Jayawardenepura in collaboration with the Corporate Skills for the students of
the Master
of Public Administration at the Vavuniya Study
Centre from October to December 2011.
2. The Internal BA degree in Languages and Cultures of the Faculty of
Arts and Cultures of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Novels EN 32223 for one year for from 23rd May
2016
Social History of England EN 2113 for three
years from October 2014 to Feb 2015- One semester; from 03-09-2015 to
07-02-2016 - One semester; from 20-06-2016 to December 2016- One semester; from
28-05-2018 for one Semester.
3. The Internal BA degree in Languages at the Trincomalee Campus of the
Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Classical English Drama from April 2015- One
semester
Linguistic Principles of Translation LING3113
for three years for from October 2013- One semester; from April 2015- One
semester; from February 2016- One semester
Practical Criticism LANG 3183 Yr III Semester
I from February 2016- One semester
Varieties of English LANG 3193 for three years
for Yr II Semester II 45 hours from 15-09- 2013- One semester; from August
2014- One semester; from September 2015-
One semester; from 17-10-2016 - One semester
Introduction to Fiction (LANG 2133) from January 2014 –One semester.
4. The BA Social Sciences of the
Open University of Sri Lanka, Vavuniya Study Centre. Mass Communication (from 2010 to 2015).
Mass Communication I SSU 1201; 15th July 2013
to 14th June 2014; 1st February 2011 to 31st
January 2012; 1st February 2010 to 31st January 2011;
Mass Communication II SSU 1202; 15th July 2013
to 14th June 2014; 1st February 2011 to 31st
January 2012; 1st February 2010 to 31st January 2011
Introduction to Communication Theory and
Practices I SSU 1221; from 15th July 2015 to 15th April
2016 for one semester; from 1st
July 2014 to 31st May 2015 for one semester
Communication and Media Ethics SSU 1222 from
15th July 2015 to 15th April 2016
Level IV Semester I 5th July 2013 to
30th November 2013
Certificate Course in Social Science in 2010 –
Mass Communication
5. The English language Skill Development
under the multi-disciplinary skill development program conducted by the Human
Resource Advancement Unit, the University of Jaffna in 2010:
1. Functional Grammar (ELSD I);
2. Presentation and Soft skill Development
(ELSD 5)
6.
General English Language Teaching (GELT) Program in 1999 for the
Vavuniya District, Northern Province of Sri Lanka organized by Vavuniya Campus.
The hours covered were 75 teaching
1. Reading Skill,
2. Writing Skills,
3. Communicative Grammar and
4. Speaking and Listening Skills.
.
7. The ESL course Units at the English
Language Teaching Centre, Faculty of Arts, the University of Jaffna from 01-01-1994
to 24-09-1994 for nine months.
8. The National Diploma in English Course
Units such as at the Technical College, Jaffna from July 1st, 1994
to 30th December 1994 for five months.
English Literature,
Linguistics
Language skills
9. The Higher National Diploma in English
Course Unit, at the Advanced Technical Institute, Vavuniya, from May 25th, 2019
to September 13th 2019, for four months.
English Language Structure, Usage, and
Linguistics (LSUL)-I
10. One day Seminar on A/L General English Examination
conducted to the A/L students of Mn, Thuya Joseph Vaz Maha Vidylayam,
Vidataltivu, Mannar on June 27, 2017.
Resource person in Workshops
1. ‘Letter Writing Skills in English’ a
Two-day workshop, Local Economic and Social Strengthening Project – Phase II
for Management Staff of the Divisional Secretariat at Vavuniya Division,
Vavuniya. Organized
by ADRA
(Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Sri Lanka) (March 10 & 12, 2020).
2. ‘Letter Writing Skills in English’ a
Two-day workshop, Local Economic and Social Strengthening Project – Phase II
for Management The staff of the Divisional Secretariat at Venkkalacheddikulam
Division, Vavuniya. Organized by ADRA (Adventist Development And Relief Agency,
Sri Lanka) (January 30, 2020).
3. ‘Practical Training in Using the English
Expressions in Letter Communication’ a one-day workshop, Local Economic and
Social Strengthening Project – Phase II for Management Staff of the Divisional
Secretariat
at Nedunkerny Division, Vavuniya North.
Organized by ADRA (Adventist Development
and Relief Agency, Sri Lanka) First Day was on September 17, 2020. The Second
Day was on March 16, 2021.
4. ‘Letter writing in English’ a two-day
workshop, Local Economic and Social Strengthening Project – Phase II for
Management The staff of at
Pachchilaipalli the Divisional Secretariat the Kilinochchi District.
A Community outreach program. Sponsored by
Adventist Development & Relief Agency (ADRA), Sri Lanka. (2019, May 9th & 10th).
5. ‘Child Rights and UN Convention on the Rights
of the Child’ for the school children of the Vavuniya District. A Community
outreach program. (2018, July 24th).
6. ‘Professional Report Writing for Engineers’
a workshop conducted to the Engineers of the Vavuniya District, organized by
the Institution of Engineers (IESL) Sri Lanka. (January 22, 2020).
7. ‘Language Structure in the GCE A/L General
English.’ Participants – the A/L
students of the Vavuniya Ramabikulam Girls M.M.V, Vavuniya. (2017, November, 2nd & 09th).
8. ‘Summarizing Skill in the GCE A/L General
English.’ Participants – the A/L
students of the Vavuniya Ramabikulam Girls M.M.V, Vavuniya (2017, May, 4th
& 12th ).
9. ‘English sentence Patterns in Professional
Writing for Engineers’ a workshop conducted to the Engineers of the Mannar
District, organized by the Institution of Engineers, (IESL) Sri Lanka. (March
27, 2021).
10. the O/L English Examination to the
Selected School Students in Vavuniya District on 23rd of October 2019 from 8 am to 12 noon at Saivapragasa Ladies
College, Vavuniya, jointly organized by the Zonal Education Office and the
British College, Vavuniya
11. The World of Works. The Special projects
for the A/L passed out, a symposium conducted by the National Apprentice and
Industrial Training Authority, Vavuniya, sponsored by the Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Vocational skill Development
at Suthananda YMHA, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. (2011, March 29).
12. the two-day
workshop on improving English
Language skills by teaching professionally relevant content-based approaches on
August 18th and 25th, 2019 for 12 hours at the Vallipunam village
Puthukkudiyirruppu, Mullaithivu. It was a Child Fund (NGO) Program among the
Pre-school Teachers.
13. Economizing housing and feeling personal
and community security in living in the urban habitat. A Symposium conducted on
the world habitat Day at the auditorium of the Saiva Prakasa Ladies College,
Vavuniya, organized by the National Housing Development Authority, Vavuniya
Branch, Sri Lanka. (2010,
November 25).
14. The Seminar on English: Why do we need
it in this Post-war Scenario? for
the A/L passed out students following the courses of the Institute, organized
by the Institute of Information Studies, Jaffna at its premises on October 27,
2011.
15.
Training Program on Effective Office Management for the Public Servants,
Vavuniya District. It was conducted by the Staff of the Vavuniya Campus for
five days from 1st December 2009 to 5th December 2009. It was held at the
Computer Lab Hall, Vavuniya South, MPCS Hall, Vavuniya. The topic covered was
Effective
Communication – Written and spoken, 08
hours
Resource Person for Staff
Development Programmes
1.
English Language Usage in Academic Research Papers: a seminar conducted to the
academic staff of Vavuniya Campus organized by the Staff Development Center,
Vavuniya Campus on November 11, 2020.
.2.
‘Telephone Etiquette’ a workshop for the non-academic staff, Vavuniya Campus,
organized by the Staff Development Centre, Vavuniya Campus. (2019, May 22nd).
3.
‘Awareness Program on Postgraduate Studies.’ The Staff Development Centre,
Vavuniya Campus for the junior academic staff at the Pambaimadhu premises in
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. (2014, November 12).
4.
‘Sentence Patterns in Academic Writing. A Webinar Organized by the Staff
Development Center of the Vavuniya Campus on 28th April 2021
5.
The Role of Academic language
development in postgraduate opportunities, a Workshop conducted for Academic
Staff, organized by the Staff Development Center, Vavuniya Campus on 13th May
2014.
(As
an active participant in Staff Development Programmes)
6.
Effective Teaching and Learning through Constructive Alignment At Vavuniya
Campus on 08th September 2010, conducted by Sri Lanka Association for Improving
Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE).
7.
Significance on Learning to be an academic – an Essence, conducted by Mr S.
Thirukumaran, Lecturer, Dept of Physical Science, Vavuniya Campus on May 19,
2010.
.8.
Ethics and Academic, Administrative Accountability organized by the Staff
Development Center on 31st March 2021.
Resource person Extension
Courses:
1.
The external BA degree in Languages and Communication at the Trincomalee Campus
of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
Syntax
(LANG 3263) for from August 2014 –One semester
Morphology
(LANG 2193) from January 2014 –One semester
Commonwealth
Literature (LANG 2193) from January 2014 –One semester.
Phonology
(LANG 2203) January 2014 –One semester.
Introduction
to Fiction LANG 2183 from January 2014 –One semester.
Applied
Linguistics LANG3303 for two years from 11-08-2013 – One semester; from
01-11-2015 –One semester
2.
The Certificate course in English, Extension Program in English Semester I from
01-12- 2014 to 31-05-2015.
1. Speaking and listening EECS 2134
2. Informative Writing, EECW 1134
3. Communicative grammar, EECG
1114
4. Expansive Reading EECR 1124
3.
Diploma course in English Extension Program in English Semester 1 from
from12-12- 2014 to 30-05-2015 conducted by Vavuniya Campus during the weekends.
The course units taught were
1.
Language and Linguistics, I, EEDG
2114
2.
Sri Lankan Literature EEDC
2124
3.
Communicative and Seminar Skills I EEDC
2143
4.
Advanced Writing Skills I, EEDW
2134
4.
The Certificate course in English, Extension Program in English Semester I from
May 23, 2009, to May 22 2010.
Writing
EECW 1134 60 hours
5.
Diploma course in English Extension Program in English Semester I from May 23,
2009, to May 22 2010. The course units taught were
1. English Language and Linguistics
I, EEDG 2114
2. Advanced Writing Skills I, EEDW 2134
3. Communication Skills I
EEDC
2143
6.
First-year Second Semester, Diploma in Community Development and Management
from January 16, 2010, to May 02 2010.
English for General Purposes II,
ACDM 1252 30 hours
7.
Diploma in Community Development and Management, extension Program effective
from April 10 2010. The course units taught were
English for General Purposes II
DCDM, 1252 30
hours
8.
Diploma course in English Extension Program in English Semester II from 07/11/
2009 to 30th March 2010.
1. English Language and Linguistics II,
EEDE 2254
2. Advanced Writing Skills I EEDW 2134
9.
Certificate course in English Extension Program in English Semester II from
07/11/2009 to 30/03/2010.
Informative Writing II, EECA 1274
10.
Diploma in Community Development and Management, extension Program effective
from August 15, 2009, to November 29 2009.
English for General Purposes
ACDM, 1152, 30
hours
11.
The General English Language Teaching Program- Vavuniya District in 2002. The
course was conducted from August 26, 2002, for 150 hours. The sessions
conducted were 50 hours of teaching
1. Reading Skill,
2. Writing Skills,
3. Communicative Grammar
4. Speaking and Listening Skills.
12.
Extension Programs in English, Diploma in English, from 01-01-2002 to
31-05-2002, one semester, conducted by the ELTU of Vavuniya Campus.
13.
Diploma course in English Extension Program in English Semester II from
01-06-2015 to 31/12/2015 conducted by Vavuniya Campus during the weekends. The
course units taught were
1. Language and Linguistics II EEDG
2254
2. Communication & Seminar Skills EEDC 2283
3. Advanced Writing Skills II & EEDA 2274
4. Assignment/Project
14.
Certificate course in English Extension Program in English Semester I from
01-06- 2015 to 01-12-2015. The course units taught were
1. Effective Speaking and listening EECS
2134 15 hours
2. Informative Writing & Assignment EECW 1134 10 hours
3. Communicative grammar II EECG 1114 10
hours
16.
the Extension program in English, teaching Certificate and Senior Certificate
in English programs for two years during the periods of 1995 -1996; 1998-1999.
Resource person for Short
Courses:
1.
Youth Leadership Program for Vavuniya and Batticaloa. The UNDP sponsored it. It
was conducted by the Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from November 2015 to March 2017.
The session was the Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from November 2015 to March 2017.
The session was:
the Industry Community Interaction Cell
(ICICVC) of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from November 2015
to March 2017.
Conflict Management eight groups
totaling 87 hours.
2.
Youth Leadership Program for Group C Vavuniya. The UNDP sponsored it. It was
conducted by the Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the Vavuniya
Campus of the University of Jaffna from November 2016 to March 2017.
Human Security in Sri Lanka 07 hours
3.
Youth Leadership Program for Vavuniya. The UNDP sponsored it. It was conducted
by the Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the Vavuniya Campus of
the University of Jaffna from November 2016 to March 2017.
Conflict Resolution and
Reconciliation 06
hours
4.
Youth Leadership Program for Vavuniya and Batticaloa. The UNDP sponsored it. It
was conducted by the Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from November 2015 to March 2017.
The session was:
the
Industry Community Interaction Cell (ICICVC) of the Vavuniya Campus of the
University of Jaffna from November 2015 to March 2017.
Communication Eight
groups - 12 hours each totaling 96 hours
5.
English Language Skill Development Program for the Public Servants of the
Northern Province of Sri Lanka, conducted by Vavuniya Campus sponsored by the
Northern Provincial Council in 2009-2010. It was a 150-hour weekend program.
Thirty-eight hours of sessions were taken for the following course units.
1. SLS 3. Creative Writing and
Correspondent skills 14
hours
2. SLS 5. Presentation and Soft Skill
Development 14 hours
3. Integrated Skill-oriented Project
Session 10
hours
6.
English Training Program for the Pre-school Teachers in Mullaitivu under the
Project Early Childhood Education from October 20, 2018, to January 20, 2019,
was organized by the Rainbow Institute of Communication and English Funded by
Child Fund, Sri Lanka. It was a weekend program of 84 hours. 42 hours covered
7.
Youth Leadership Program for Puttalam. The UNDP sponsored it. It was conducted
by the Faculty of Management Studies, Rajaratta University, in July 2016.
Communication Eight groups - 12 hours each totaling 96
hours
Institutional Development
Introduction of new
courses
1.
Member of the Curriculum Development Committee for Proficiency in English and
Business Communication of BBM (Human Resource Management). Degree program,
Faculty of Business Studies. Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna 2014
and 2015
2.
Curriculum Developer for General English Courses I, II, III of the Diploma in
Community Development and management, Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus
of the University of Jaffna, 2010-2011
3.
Curriculum Developer for Proficiency in English and Project Communication
Courses of the proposed degree program in Project Management, Faculty of
Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, 2010-2011
4.
Chairperson of the Department Level Committee for developing new English
Language Course Units in the Curriculum Development for BBM in Business
Information System, Faculty of Business Studies.
5.
Member of the Curriculum Development Committee for BICT Degree Program, Faculty
of Applied Sciences, Vavuniya Campus. Especially, in developing new course
units the English Language I and II. 2013-2015
6.
Curriculum development of the course unit IIT 352-2 Business Communication, Bsc
in Computer Science and Bachelor of Industrial Information Technology, Dept of
Computer Science and Technology, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla.
2015-2016.
7.
Member of Curriculum Revision Committee for the BA (English and Linguistic
Studies) of the Department of Languages and Communication Studies, Trincomalee
Campus, Eastern University of Sri Lanka
for
developing the Interim Final Year Syllabus, introducing new course units for
upgrading the three-year degree program to a four-year program. It was
implemented from the academic year 2015 -2016.
8.
Curriculum and Session Developer for the English Training Program for the
Pre-school Teachers in Mullaitivu from October 20, 2018, to January 20 2018;
organized by Rainbow Institute of Communication and English, Sri Lanka and
funded and organized by Child Fund Sri Lanka.
9.
Chairman of the Curriculum Development Committee for Higher Diploma in English,
Extension Program in English, Vavuniya Campus 2019-2020
10.
Member of the Curriculum Development Committee for B.Tech. Degree Programs,
Faculty of Applied Science, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna 2013
Curriculum planning and
development
1.
Member of the Faculty Curriculum Revision Committee, Faculty of Business
Studies. Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna (2017- 2021)
2.
Member of the Curriculum Revision Committee – PGD/Master’s in TESL, University
of Jaffna 2019.
3.
An Evaluator of the Curriculum revised for the Extension Program in English by
the Sri Lanka National Qualification Framework by ELTU of the Faculty of
Humanities
and Social Sciences of the University of Ruhuna in March 2016.
4.
Member of the BBM Curriculum Revision Committee of the Faculty of Business
Studies for Proficiency in English and Business Communication of BBM Degree Program,
Vavuniya Campus. (2013 -2014)
5.
Member of the Curriculum Development Committee of Vavuniya Campus 2016
6.
Curriculum Developer for the Course Unit, ‘Communication and Soft Skills’
(ACU2212) for the second-year students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of
the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna in 2018.
7.
Course Completion and Performance Reporter of the English Training Program for
the Pre-school Teachers in Mullaitivu from October 20, 2018, to January 20,
2018, organized by Rainbow Institute of Communication and English, Colombo,
funded by Child Fund INGO, Sri Lanka.
8.
Member of the BBM Curriculum Revision Committee of the Faculty of Business
Studies for Proficiency in English and Business Communication of BBM Degree
Program,, Vavuniya Campus. (2021 -2022)
9.
Member of the Curriculum Revision Committee for Proficiency in English and
Business Communication of BBM Degree Program, Faculty of Business Studies.
Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna 2014 (letter needed)
10.
Active-Participant and speaker in the Curriculum Revision Workshop of Project
Management Honours Degree Program on 3rd November 2017 at the Faculty of
Business Studies.
11.
Active-Participant and speaker in the Curriculum Revision Workshop of the
Faculty of Business Studies on December 9, 2019.
12.
Active-Participant and speaker in the Workshop for the stakeholder meeting for
the Curriculum Revision conducted by the Department of Physical Sciences,
Faculty
of
Applied Science on 14th March 2018 at Hotel Oviya, Vavuniya.
13.
Active-Participant and speaker in Workshop on ‘’Effective teaching and learning
through constructive alignment’ at the Campus Auditorium, facilitated by the
staff
development
centre, Vavuniya Campus, on 08-09-2010 conducted by Sri Lanka Association for
improving Higher Education effectiveness (SLAIHEE)
14.
Member of the Consultants of the Curriculum Revision Committee for BA Degree
Programs, Dept of Languages and Communication Studies, Faculty of Management
and Communication Studies. Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University of Sri
Lanka 2014
Development
of new materials for existing courses
1. The course manual for Diploma course in English,
for the three-course units (3 credits per unit and 45 hours per unit) English
Language and Linguistics I and II, EEDE 2254; Advanced Writing Skills I and II,
EEDW 2134, and Communicative and Seminar Skills, EEDC 2283, Extension program
in 2014 and 2015.
2. The course manual for the Certificate course in
English, for the course unit (3 credits per unit and 45 hours per unit)
Literature, Extension program, in 2014 and 2015
3. The course manual for the Certificate course in
English, for the four-course units (3 credits per unit and 45 hours per unit),
Speaking and listening, EECS 2134, Informative Writing, EECW 1134,
Communicative grammar, EECG 1114,
Expansive Reading, EECR1124 in Extension program, in 2014 and 2015
4. The course manual for the Diploma course in
English for the two-course units (3 credits per unit and 45 hours per unit) Sri
Lankan Literature, EEDC 2124 and World Literature in English EEDL 2264
Extension program in 2014 and 2015.
5. The course manual for the four-course units (3
Non-GPA credits per unit and 45 hours per unit) Proficiency in English I (EN
1101), II (EN1201), III (EN2101), and IV (EN2201) for the undergraduate
programme, in the BBM in 2013 and 2014
6. The course manual for the two course units (2 GPA
credits per unit and 30 hours per unit) English for Business Communication I
(MGT 2142) and II (MGT2222) for our undergraduate programme in BBM in 2013 and
2014
7. The course manual for the two course units (3
Non-GPA credits per unit and 45 hours per unit) English Language I (ACU1113)
and English Language II (ACU 2110) for our undergraduate programme in BSc in Mathematics
and Computer science, BSc in Environmental Science and BICT in 2013 and 2014
8. The course manual for Communication in a Short
course on Youth Leadership Program Vavuniya and Batticaloa sponsored by the
UNDP and conducted by the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna in 2015 –
2017.
9. The course manual for Conflict Management in a
Short course on Youth Leadership Program Vavuniya and Batticaloa sponsored by
the UNDP and conducted by the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna in
2015 – 2017
10. The teaching material on English Sentence
Patterns in Academic Reading and Writing in the English Language Teaching
sessions conducted to the students of all three faculties of the Campus - 2017
11. The teaching material on Errors in English
Letter Writing in the English Language Teaching sessions conducted to the
students of all three faculties of the Campus - 2018
Laboratory
planning and development
1) ELTA-ELSE
- Faculty Level Development Project – Faculty of Applied Science 10 – 10- 2019
to 09 – 10- 2020 – Establishment of Computer-Assisted Language Lab Two for DELT
under the Faculty Grant under the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD)
operation. Results Area 2, Round 01.
2) Establishment of Computer Assisted Language Lab
One for the English Language Teaching Unit, Vavuniya Campus under HETC
Project. Improving English Language
Skills, the Higher Education for the twenty-first century Project (HETC)
Project, Ministry of Higher Education from 1st august 2011.
Strengthening
research capacity in the particular HEI as well as in other HEIs
1. Co-editor of the Editorial Board of the Research
Conference on Business Studies (RCBS2020, RCBS 2018; RCBS 2016) of the Faculty
of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka.
2. Member of the Research Committee of the Faculty
of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus from January 2018 to January 2020.
3. Chair of the Technical Session of the
International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2019) of Jaffna
University, Sri Lanka, 29th July 2019.
4. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the International
Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2019) of Jaffna University, Sri
Lanka; 29th & 30th July 2019.
5. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the Research
Conference on Business Studies (RCBS - 2018) of the Faculty of Business
Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 20 September 2018
6. Co-editor in the Editorial Committee of the
Research Conference on Business Studies (RCBS 2018) of the Faculty of Business
Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 20 September 2018 for publishing the
Conference Proceeding.
7. Chair of the Technical Session, Culture and
Ethics - The International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2017)
of Jaffna University, Sri Lanka, 26th July 2017.
8. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the International
Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2017) of Jaffna University, Sri
Lanka 25th & 26th July 2017.
9. Member of the Editorial Committee of the Research
Conference on Business Studies (RCBS 2016) of the Faculty of Business Studies,
Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 24 June 2016
10. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the Research
Conference on Business Studies (RCBS - 2016), held on 24th of June 2016 Faculty
of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 2016
11. Reviewer, Full Papers of the Proceedings of the
International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2016) of Jaffna
University, Sri Lanka 28th & 29th of July 2016.
12. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the International
Conference (ICE – 2016) of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. 10th & 11th March
2016
13. Reviewer, Full Papers of the Proceedings of the
International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2015) of Jaffna
University, Sri Lanka 11th & 12th of June 2015.
14. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the Jaffna
University International Research Conference (JUICE 2014). University of
Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2014.
15. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the International
Conference (ICE – 2014) of Eastern University, Sri Lanka. 4th and 5th December
2014
16. Chairperson of a Technical Session of the
International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2014) Jaffna
University, Sri Lanka, 14th and 15th of March 2014.
17. Reviewer, the Proceedings of the Jaffna
University International Research Conference (JUICE 2012). University of
Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2012.
18. Chairperson of a Technical Session of the
International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2017) of Jaffna
University, Sri Lanka 25th & 26th July 2017.
19. Reviewer for Annual Research Conference,
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka – 15th November 2010 (ARC – 2010)
20. Reviewer of the Annual Research Conference,
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka – 2017 (ARC – 2017)
21. Reviewer of the International Conference on
Contemporary Management (ICCM – 2014) Jaffna University, Sri Lanka, 14th and
15th of March 2014.
Postgraduate
Research Examiner
22. Dissertation in MA in Development Studies and
Public Policy, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka, November 2014. The Impact of Radio
Drama as a development communication tool in peacebuilding: a case study of
bilingual Drama, Kannagipuram
23. PhD. Thesis in English, Religion and Gender: a
Study of Githa Hariharan’s Select Novels, Department of English, Annamalai
University, India, 2016
24. PhD. Thesis in English, from enslavement to
emancipation: a critical study of Ernest Gains’ selected novels, Department of
English, Annamalai University, India, 2016
25. PhD. Thesis in English, on symbolism in the
novels of Ernest Hemingway, Department of English, Annamalai University, India,
2016
26. Ph.D. Thesis in English, Department of English,
Anna Engineering University, India, 2014 Computer Assisted Language Learning,
27. PhD. Thesis in English, Department of English,
Periyar University, India, 2014 on Effective Communicative English Teaching
Techniques for non-English Speakers,
28. PhD. Thesis in English, Department of English,
Bharathidasan University, India, 2014. Methodical Management of English
Language Skills in College: A Powerful Mechanism for Second Language
Acquisition
29. PhD. Thesis in English on Mimetic
Fun(Fi)ctionality of Realism: A Cross-Cultural Critique. Department of English,
University of Madras, India, The thesis was evaluated on 25 -01-2021.
30. Examiner for the evaluation of dissertations for
Master of Education 2015/16. 3*0.5
31. Master of Education Thesis (Batch IV), Vavuniya
Center titled the problems faced by the students of bilingual education in
Trincomalee, by the Candidate, FGS/V/MED(IV)/2015/16/71 in 2016-2017 conducted
by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna
32 .Master of Education Thesis (Batch IV), Vavuniya
Center titled the problems of decline in obtaining performance by the
Mullaitivu Students by the Candidate, FGS/V/MED(IV)/2015/16/28 in 2016-2017
conducted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna
33. Master of Education Thesis (Batch IV), Vavuniya
Center titled Improving the English writing and speaking skills by
Activity-based teaching – an action Research by the Candidate,
FGS/V/MED(IV)/2015/16/70 in 2016-2017 conducted by the Faculty of Graduate
Studies, University of Jaffna
31. Dissertation in MA in Development Studies and
Public Policy, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka, April 2021. Anger Management in the
Workplace: a case study of a bank.
32. Dissertation in MA in Development Studies and
Public Policy, Department of Social Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Open University of Sri Lanka, December 2013. Effectiveness of Grant
plus Credit interventions in the post-war environment: A case Study about
Micro-finance programs of a women rural development society in the Kilinochchi
District
Inter-faculty
teaching
1. The first-year students of the Faculty of Applied
Sciences of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 2018 onwards
in the second semester of each year for
four years 2018 – 2021. The course unit
consisted of 30 hours per semester. Although these disciplines are not directly
relevant to English Language Teaching and the DELT was under the Faculty of
Business Studies, I volunteered.
Communication and Soft Skills (ACU2212)
Communication Skills (ACU 1210)
2. The
first-year students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Vavuniya Campus
of the University of Jaffna from 2014 onwards in the second semester of each
year till 2017. The course unit
consisted of 30 hours per semester 2014 – 2017 for four years. Although this
discipline is not directly relevant to English Language Teaching and the ELTU
was under the Rector, I volunteered.
Communication Skills (ACU 1210)
Other
contribution to the institutional development
1. Member of
the Committee for Development of Faculty By-laws, Faculty of Business Studies
from February 6, 2020, for two years, 2020-2021
2. Member of
the Committee for Faculty Building Development, Faculty of Business Studies
from February 6, 2020.
3. Member of
the Panel for the evaluation of the contributions for promotion to Senior
Lecturer Gr. I, three candidates, DELT, Faculty of Arts, the University of
Jaffna on June 09, 2020.
4.
Representative to the Department Meetings of Finance and Accountancy, Faculty
of Business Studies from 2013 – 2018
5.
Representative member of the Board Meetings of Economics and Management,
Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus from 2010 – 2014.
6. Member of
the Committee for Strategic Planning and Monitoring of Faculty of Business
Studies for two years, 2020-2021. 2*0.25
7.
Self-evaluation Report Writer of the Program Review, BBM Degree Program,
Faculty of Business Studies in 2018
8.Member of
the Interview Panel for recruiting Instructors in English on contract from 2018
to 2021
9. Member of
the Activity Team of the AHEAD project Proposal Development of the Faculty of
Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 02 May 2018
10. Member of
the Technical Evaluation Committee of Purchasing Cameras to Vavuniya Campus
July 2017.
1.6.g. 11. a
Subcommittee member for Souvenir Arrangements of the Silver Jubilee
Celebration. It was held on August 17, 2017, at Vavuniya Campus.
12. an
Observer of the Selection Committee to recruit to Temporary Instructor in
English, English Language Teaching Unit, Vavuniya Campus for six years from
01-2-2013 to 31-02-2017.
13. Reviving
the Extension Programs in English after a three-year gap – 2014
14.
Contributor in preparing the Strategic Management Plan and Action Plan of
Vavuniya Campus 2016-2019 for four years 4*0.25
15. an
Observer of the Selection Committee to recruit to the post of Lecturer in
English, English Language Teaching Unit, Vavuniya Campus on July 16, 2013.
16. Member of
the Building Committee for Vavuniya Campus in 2011-2012.
17. Member of
the Selection Committee to recruit to the post of Temporary Instructor in
English, Department of English Language Teaching, Vavuniya Campus on 27th
January 2021
18.Senate
Nominee for the Selection Committee for the Post of Lecturer (Probationary) in
English Literature, Department of English and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts,
University of Jaffna 17-07-2018
19. Member of
the Panel for the evaluation of the contributions for promotion to Senior
Lecturer Gr. I, one candidate, DELT, Faculty of Arts, the University of Jaffna
on May 05, 2018.
24. Supervisor
for teaching practice – PGDE in TESL, Faculty of Education, Colombo University
2001.
25. Evaluator
for Teaching Activity of a Probationary Staff, Staff Development Centre,
University of Jaffna.
Active-Participant in the Workshop
20.
Active-Participant in the Workshop on Effective Teaching and Learning through
Constructive Alignment held on 8th September 2010 conducted by Sri Lanka
Association for Improving Higher Education Effectiveness (SLAIHEE) Vavuniya
Campus. (to be shifted to sdc)
21.
Active-Participant in the Workshop on Leadership Excellence and Personality
Development and Excellent Practices in Human Resource management conducted by
Dr K. Kuhathasan, held on 8th January 2006 conducted by Centre for Leadership
Excellence and Personality Development (CENLEAD) at Vavuniya Campus.
22.Active-Participant
in Two Strategic Planning Workshops of the Faculty of Business Studies for
2029-2024 on 30th December 2019 and 18th August 2018.
23.
Active-Participant in the Workshop on Preventing Sexual and Gender-based
Violence (SGBV) organized by the Staff Development Center, Jaffna University on
13th November 2019.
24.Active-Participant
in Two Strategic Planning Workshops of the Faculty of Business
Studies for 2029-2024 on 30th December 2019 and 18th
August 2018.
Examination
paper moderator and second examiner and Internship and viva voce evaluator in
other universities
1. Moderator
and Second Examiner for the course units for Bachelor of Computer Science
Programs, at Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Applied Science,
Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka following Credit
Course Units.
First Year First Semester Examination
General English Proficiency GEP-1; 2014/2015; September 2016;
First Year Second Semester Examination
General English Proficiency GEP-1II; 2013/2014; September 2016;
2. Examiner on
the Internship and Viva Voce for the third-year students of BA in Languages
program, Dept of Languages, Faculty of Arts & Culture, the Eastern University
of Sri Lanka in 2015.
3. Moderator
and Second Examiner for the course units with credits for BA in Languages and
Communication Programs, Department of Languages and Communication at the
Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the 16 Credit
Course Units.
First Year First Semester Examination:
Introduction to Languages and Linguistics LING 1013-
2012/2013; for two years: April 2015; 2013/2014; January 2016;
Basic Reading and Grammar LANG 1033 2014/2015; for
two years: August 2016; 2017; April 2018
Repeat;
General English I LANG 103 2015/2016; for one
year: November 2017;
First Year Second Semester Examination:
Introduction to Literature LANG 1083; 2017; for one
year: April 2019 Repeat;
Basic Writing and Speech LANG 1043; 2013/2014; for
one year: January 2016;
Sri Lankan Literature LANG 2123, 2012/2013; for
three years: January 2016; 2013/2014;
March 2017; 2016/2017; April 2018;
Second Year
First Semester Examination:
Introduction to Poetry LANG 2103; 2011/2012; for
three years: August 2014; 2012/2013;
August 2015; 2013/2014; August 2016
Advanced Writing and Speech LANG 2093; 2013/2014;
for one year: August 2016;
Second Year Second Semester Examination:
Introduction to Fiction LANG 2183; 2014;
External. For one year:
Third Year First Semester Examination:
Modern Drama LANG 3173; 2010/2011; for three
years: August 2014; 2011/2012; August
2015; 2013/2014; August 2018;
Commonwealth Literature LANG 3163; 2010/2011; for
two years: August 2014; 2011/2012;
August 2015;
Discourse Analysis LING 3143; 2010/2011; for one
year: April 2015;
Linguistic Principles in Translation for one year: August 2015;
Third Year Second Semester Examination;
Modern Literature LANG 3203; 2011/2012; for one year: January 2016;
Practical Criticism LANG 3293; 2008/2009; for one
year: March 2016; (External);
Semantics LANG 3313; 2008/2009; for one year:
September 2016 External;
Fourth Year First Semester Examination:
American Literature LANG 4263; 2010/2011; for one
year: August 2015
4. Moderator and Second Examiner for the BA in
Languages Program (Internal), Dept. of Languages, Faculty of Arts &
Culture, the Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the 17 Credit Course
Units.
First Year First Semester Examination:
Advanced Grammar EN1112; 2012/2013; for four years:
January 2015; 2013/2014 September 2015; 2014/2015; August 2016; 2016/2017;
November 2018;
Grammar and Composition ENG 1101 2005/2006; for one year: March 2015;
First Year Second Semester Examination:
Literature in English – Thematic Approach EN 1201;
for two years: 2011/2012; September
2014; 2012/2013; Repeat;
Literature in English – Thematic Approach EN 1212;
for three years: 2014/2015; April
2017; 2015/2016; May 2018;
Second Year First Semester Examination:
Fiction ENG 2102; 2011/2012; Old Syllabus Repeat;
for one year:
The History of English Language ENG 2101 2011/2012; Old Syllabus Repeat; for one
year:
Classical English Poetry ENG 2123; for five
years: 2012/2013; March 2015; 2013/2014;
April 2016; 2014/2015; November 2016; 2015/2016; February 2018; 2012/2013;
Repeat July 2018;
Social History of England ENG 2113; for two years:
2014/2015; November 2016; 2015/2016; February 2018;
Second Year Second Semester Examination:
Short Story EN 2212; 2012/2013; September 2015 for
one year:
Short Story EN 2213; for two years: 2012/2013;
November 2016; 2013/2014; July 2017;
Advanced Reading and Writing EN 2243; for two years:
2012/2013; September 2015; 2012/2013; November 2016;
Third Year First Semester Examination:
Literary Theory ENG 3101; 2012/2013 – for one year:
September 2014;
Literary Theory and Criticism ENG 3113; for three
years: 2014/2015; May 2016; 2014/2015; July 2017; 2015/2016; February 2018;
Third Year
Second Semester Examination:
American Literature ENG 3201; for two years:
2011/2012; September 2014; 2012/2013; March 2015;
Sociolinguistics ENG 3202; for one year: 2012/2013;
March 2015;
Novel ENG
3223; for four years: 2011/2012; Special
Repeat July 2017; 2013/2014; December 2016; 2014/2015; December 2017;
2015/2016; September 2018;
Second Year First Semester Examination in Bachelor
of Commerce:
Business Communication ENG 2022; for one year: 2014/2015; December 2016
5. Moderator and Second Examiner for the BA General
Degree Program (External), Dept of Languages, Faculty of Arts & Culture,
the Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the five Credit Course Units.
First Year Examination:
Introduction to English Language and Literature ENG
101 2017; for one year:
Second Year Examination:
English Poetry and Criticism EN 202; for two years:
2010/2011; Repeat; 2011/2012; Repeat 2017;
English Drama & Fiction EN 201; for two years:
2010/2011; Repeat; 2011/2012 Part II; 2017 Part I;
Third Year Examination:
Language ENG
302; for one year: 2017 Repeat;
Literature in English ENG 301; for one year:
2012/2013; June 2016
6. Moderator and Second Examiner for the course
units for BSc in Applied Physics and Electronics Programs, at Department of
Physical Science, Faculty of Applied Science, Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern
University of Sri Lanka for the two Credit Course Units.
English Language AC1110 for one year: 2014/2015;
September 2016;
Technical English II ACU 2210 for one year:
2013/2014; September 2016;
7. Member of the Board of Examiners on the
Internship Program for the third year
students following English as a major subject, Dept of Languages, Faculty of
Arts & Culture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka. On 15th December
2016.
Contribution
to the IT based Teaching, Learning and Assessing
1. Resource
Person for the Proficiency in English courses and Business Communication course
using four computers aided instructional software to the students of the
Faculty of Business Studies and English Language I and II for Science courses
since 2012 at the Faculty of Applied Science. This software is the products of
Clarity English Company purchased by the University of Jaffna under the HETC
project.
Tense Buster,
Core Skills for Business Writing,
Clear Pronunciation 2,
Study Skills Success
2. Resource
Person for the English course units from the beginning of the COVID 19
situation this year using the two virtual modes:
online (Zoom)
Teaching
Campus LEARN network LMS
3. Resource
Person for teaching and assessing English Language Skills and especially to
Vavuniya Campus students from 1995 to date.
1) training in
the IELTS Examination materials using
the audio and video and online materials
2) training in
the TOEFL Examination materials using the audio and video and online materials
3) Training
via TV, Radio and Tape recorders, video cameras to enhance ELT and ELL. (Mainly
from 1995 to 2005,
4) Training
via computer language labs, smart phones, CDs, DVDs, and online materials.
I used branded teaching materials like Cambridge
IELTS and Barron’s TOEFL audio, video, and online materials to give training in
oral and listening skills mainly and for giving training in reading and writing
skills.
4. Initiating
and developing the DELT website in the Official Campus website with all the
technical requirements with the assistance from the DELT and IT staff.
I coordinated the development and designing of the
department web pages carefully and successfully published them with all the
needed information.
5. Resource
person for using Web Apps like Google Forms in developing and conducting 1)
Oral and 2) Listening Tests for the In-course Assessment activities of the DELT
to manage the Covid 19 Pandemic situation assistance from the DELT staff.
There are around 800 students from all three
faculties to attend both the oral and listening tests each year, and there are
five permanent and three temporary staff in the department. These online
assessment methods immensely helped solve spending staff time physically with
each student for conducting individual oral tests during this pandemic
situation.
6. Resource person for Teaching English Language
Skills using ELT and ELL software to the school Principals of the Northern
Province, Sri Lanka. It was held from December 2010 to January 2011.
Face to Face
7. The Campus Representative for the University Test
of English Language – an Online Examination conducted at the National Level
2011-2013.
I organised the computer labs at the campus, running
the tests for around 400 students per year and coordinating the programme at
the national level by attending the meetings and workshops at the UGC.
8. Resource Person for using four additional
computers aided instructional software to the Faculty of Business Studies
students and at the Faculty of Applied Science from 2021. This software is the
products of Clarity English Company, purchased by the University of Jaffna
under the AHEAD project.
1. Practical Writing for Life
2. Road to IELTS (General Training Version) – IELTS
Preparation and Practice
3. Road to IELTS (Academic Training Version) – IELTS
Preparation and Practice
4. Active Reading
Additional commitments in developing and
establishing IT related infrastructure and teaching facilities
9. Member of
the Web-committee of Faculty of Business Studies – 2018 -2021.
10. Member of the Information Technology Development
Committee (ITDC), Vavuniya Campus (in the capacity of Head/DELT)
10. Member of the Subcommittee for Enhancing IT
Skills, Proposal for University Development Grant. Vavuniya Campus,
08-03-2010.
11. Member of the Web-IT Committee for Vavuniya
Campus, 2016; 2017; 2018. Member of the Web Committee, Vavuniya Campus of the
University of Jaffna- 22/11/2012
Consultant
in Development and Research Projects and Publication of Commissioned Reports
(07)
1.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2011, October).
The Market Assessment in the resettlement areas in the two districts of the Northern
Province of Sri Lanka. Implemented by the Consortium of INGOs, consisting World
Vision and CARE Sri Lanka.
2.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2011, June).
The Evaluation of the Early Recovery
program in the post-war resettlement areas in the four districts of the
Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Implemented by the Consortium of INGOs,
consisting World Vision, CARE and CRS, Sri Lanka.
3.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2011, April). The development of
project proposals for seed production in agriculture and livestock development
and strengthening breeder societies in Vavuniya district. Reawakening Project,
Ministry of Economic Development, Sri Lanka.
4.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2011, March). Assessing livelihood opportunities for the returnees from India in the
North and East. Danish Refugee Council, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
5.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, February). Developing
Women-friendly Financial Services in Cooperatives in Vavuniya. Oxfam Great
Britain, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
6.
Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2009, September). Assessing Existing
Dairy Market Trends and Potentials in Vavuniya.
Oxfam Great Britain, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
7.
Mangaleswaran,
T., & Gnanaseelan, J. (2009, December). Evaluation of the Dairy Development Project of the Social economic and Environmental Developers (SEEDS)
in Vavuniya. Oxfam Great Britain, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Workshops, Seminars and
Guest Lectures Organized (01)
·
H.K. Nimalka
Sanjeevani & K.S. Arjun (2018, April 18). O/L Science Topics in English
Medium as Student-centred Learning and Activity Oriented Learning. A one day workshop for the selected O/L
students of the Major Schools in Vavuniya. A Community Outreach Program.
Article
Publication in Magazines & Journals (Print/on-line)
English Language and Literature
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350040523_Academic_English_in_Research_Papers_a_Stylistic_Analysis_of_the_texts_of_Sri_Lankan_Writers
2.
Gnanaseelan, J. & Jeyaseelan, S. (June
2019). The Implications in the Use of English as the Medium of
Instruction in Business Management Courses at Vavuniya Campus. Journal of Business
Management. ISSN 2651-0189 (Print). Vol. 02 Issue. 01; June 2019. Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus
of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. A Biannual Peer-Reviewed Refereed Research
Journal. pp. 165-192. Available at
3.
Gnanaseelan,
J. & Jeyaseelan, S. (21 August 2018).
Noun Phrase Formation in Business Letter Writing in
English. Journal of Business Management. ISSN 2651-0189 (Print). Vol. 01
Issue. 01; 20 August 2018. Faculty of
Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. A Biannual Peer-Reviewed
Refereed Research Journal. pp.34-57. Available at
4. Gnanaseelan, J. (2013). The Errors in the Use of Article in
Business Letter Writing in English: A Case Study of the Business Management
Students of Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. Proceedings. Vol 2. Full
Paper publication. 3rd International Symposium (6th July
2013). The South Eastern University of
Sri Lanka. ISBN: 978-955-627-042-6
5. Gnanaseelan, J. (2011). English
Language Performance and Teaching Profession - a Case Study of the
Conflict-affected Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka. Samodhana, Vol. II/2011 of the Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, the
Rajarata University. ISSN 2235-9109. pp.61-88.
6. Gnanaseelan, J. (2010). The ‘Translocal’ Nationalism of the Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora: A Reading
of Selected Short Stories of V.N. Giridharan. Puthiya Panuval: An International Journal of
Tamil Studies, Chennai - 600 005, India. Vol 2,
No 01, ISSN: 0975 – 6213 ; p.45-56. available
at
http://www.indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/Panu/article/viewDownloadInterstitial/776/1005
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-translocal-nationalism-of-sri.html
Media
and Political Discourse Analysis
7.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (June 2013). Reconciliation
between Tamils and Sinhalese in Sri Lanka: Propaganda in Media Discourse. Puthiya Panuval: An International Journal of
Tamil Studies, Chennai - 600 005, India. Vol 5,
No 01, ISSN: 0975 – 6213 ; p.116-128.
available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257938692_Reconciliation_between_Tamils_and_Sinhalese_in_Sri_Lanka_Propaganda_in_Media_Discourse
8.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2012). A Discourse Analysis of Ethnic Conflict and Peace in the
Editorials of English Newspapers – A Case Study of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka
Journal of Advanced Social Studies, Vol.1, No 2. July-Dec 2011: the National
Centre for Advanced Studies of the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka. Pp.
45-68. ISSN: 2012-9149.
http://www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJASS/article/viewFile/4856/3885
Discourse Analysis in Diverse Disciplines
9.
Gnanaseelan, J. (June 2020). A critical discourse analysis of a
newspaper editorial promoting insurance. Journal of Business Management. ISSN 2651-0189 (Print). Vol. 03 Issue. 01; June 2019. Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus
of the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. A Biannual
Peer-Reviewed Refereed Research Journal. pp. 48-67.
Available at
http://www.vau.jfn.ac.lk/fbs/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/JBMVolume-03-Issue-I.pdf
10. Gnanaseelan, J.,
& Manobavan, M. (2010). Synthesizing the historiographical aspects found in the literature for building a descriptive model of
the man-nature interfaces in post-colonial Batticaloa: A Discourse Analytic
Approach. Journal of the Sri Lanka Association of Geographers, the Department
of Geography of the University of Ruhunu, Vol. 1, No. 1. p. 36-50. ISSN: 2012-8606.
Presentations in National
and International Seminars, Conferences and Symposiums and the Abstracts Published
(21)
Media
and Political Discourse Analysis (09)
1.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2019, December 12-13).
‘A Critical Discourse Analysis of a Newspaper Editorial Promoting Insurance.’
Proceedings of the Abstracts, 2nd International
symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (ISSSH) on “Development towards
sustainability,” at Waters Edge, Sri Lanka. Organized by the National Center
for Advanced Studies, UGC.
2.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2017), 'A Qualitative
Analysis on Historicizing Nationalist Discourse of the Origins of the
Communities of Sri Lanka among the Contemporary Sinhalese,' Presented at the ICHHN 2017: 19th
International Conference on History, Historiography, and Nationalism organized
by the World Academy of Science, Engineering, and
Technology (WASET) held at Hotel Grand Chancellor, Melbourne, 131 Lonsdale
Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
during November 29-30, 2017.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321748011_A_Qualitative_Analysis_on_Historicizing_Nationalist_Discourse_of_the_Origins_of_the_Communities_of_Sri_Lanka_among_the_Contemporary_Sinhalese
3.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, December
17-18). Ethnic conflict, Peace and
Development in the editorials of the Sri Lankan English Newspapers – a Media
Discourse Analysis. Proceedings of
the Abstracts, 9th Annual Research Conference on
“towards post-conflict development,”
Eastern University of Sri Lanka, p.78
4.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, November 15). Knowledge Construction in Sri Lankan
English Media Discourse for Governance and Reconciliation: A Chomskyan
Perspective. Proceedings of the Abstracts,
the Annual Research Conference on Knowledge
for Reconciliation and Redevelopment, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,
p.30.
http://www.jfn.ac.lk/news/arc2010-schedule.pdf
5.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2008, December
18-21). Making Sense of ‘Democracy’: Constructing Ideological and Attitudinal Positions
in Media Discourse on Conflict and International Intervention in Sri Lanka. Proceedings
of the Abstracts, the 11th International Conference on “Democracy in Our Time: The Past and Future of
the Enlightenment,” Varanasi,
India, the Centre for Contemporary Theory, Baroda in collaboration with the
Department of English, Banaras Hindu University, p.19
http://www.fctworld.org/Eleventh%20International%20Conference.htm
6.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2008, September
26-27). Linguistic Structures and Strategies in Functional English:
Communicating Ideological and Attitudinal Positions in Media Discourse.
Proceedings of the Abstracts, the National Seminar on “Functional
English,” the Dept of Communication
Skills, Mandsaur Institute of Technology, Mandsaur, India.
7.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2007, December
16-19). Tracing Cultural Nationalism in Traditional Homeland-based Solution to
the Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict- A Discourse Analysis Approach to the Represented
Media Texts. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the 10th International
Conference on Thinking Territory: Affect
and Attachment Towards Land in South Asia, the Centre for Contemporary
Theory, Baroda in collaboration with the Dept. of English of Goa University,
p.28
8.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2007, December 14). Language for Empowerment through Knowledge
Management-A Study of Discursive Structures and Strategies in Media Discourse. In R. Azhagarasan (Chair), Knowledge Management. A symposium conducted at the Academic Staff College Forum, the
University of Madras, India.
9.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2006, September 21).
The Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict, Indian Intervention and Global Relations -An
Ideological Discourse Analysis of a Sri Lankan Newspaper Editorial’. In C.T.
Indra (Chair), Literature, Language and
Globalization, A symposium conducted at
the UGC Academic Staff College (University of Madras).
Human, Social, Economic, and
Livelihood Security and Development (05)
1.
Mangaleswaran, T.,
& Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, December). Evaluation
of the Dairy Development Project of the Social economic
and Environmental Developers (SEEDS) in Vavuniya. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the International Conference
on Business and Information, the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University
of Keleniya, Sri Lanka. Oxfam Great Britain, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
2. Mangaleswaran,
T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, November 15). Developing Women-friendly Financial Services: A Case Study of Livestock
Breeders’ Cooperative Societies in Vavuniya. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the
Annual Research Conference on Knowledge
for Reconciliation and Redevelopment, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka,
p.64.
http://www.jfn.ac.lk/news/arc2010-schedule.pdf
3.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2010, June 10-12). Conflict Adaptability Strategies in
the ‘Production” and “Consumption” activities in rural Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Proceedings of the Abstracts, the 9th Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable
Consumption and Production, the Hilton
hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, p. 11.
4.
Mangaleswaran, T., Morais, N., Gnanaseelan,
J. (2010, June 4). Dairy Market Trends in Vavuniya: Identifying Potentials and
Challenges in a Post-conflict Setting. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the International Conference
on Business and Information, the Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies,
University of Keleniya, Sri Lanka, p.3
http://www.kln.ac.lk/uokr/ICBI2010/3.pdf
5.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2010, March 18). Relating the impacts of the War on the economic and human
security issues of the farmers of Northern Sri Lanka in addressing Prevention
of recurrence, reaching for prosperity after the War. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the 12th International
Conference on Sri Lanka Studies (ICSLS), Colombo. the Royal Asiatic Society of
Sri Lanka and the Open University of Sri Lanka, p.38
Environmental and Human Resource Discourse Analysis (04)
6. Gnanaseelan,
J., & Manobavan, M. (2010, January
8-9). Synthesizing the
historiographical aspects found in the literature
for building a descriptive model of the man-nature interfaces in post-colonial
Batticaloa: A Discourse Analytic Approach. Proceedings
of the Abstracts, the National Geographic Conference, the Department
of Geography, the University of Ruhunu, Sri Lanka.
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/synthesizing-historiographical-aspects.html
7. Gnanaseelan,
J., & Manobavan, M. (2009, October
14). Tracing Development Strategies In The
Environmental Discourse Of S.O.C’s
Historiography: ‘Monograph Of Batticaloa” – A Textual Analysis. Proceedings
of the Abstracts, the Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Sessions on managing resources strategically for
sustainable development, the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna,
p. 39
8. Gnanaseelan, J., & jeyaseelan, s. (2009, October 14). The Construction of Human Resource English - A
Discourse Analytic Approach.
Proceedings of the Abstracts, the Vavuniya Campus Annual Research
Sessions on managing resources
strategically for sustainable development, the Vavuniya Campus of the
University of Jaffna, p. 38
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-construction-of-human-resource_21.html
9. Gnanaseelan,
J., & Manobavan, M. (2009, June
12). A Discourse Analysis of the Historical Socio-environmental perspectives of
the Batticaloa region presented in
the work of F.X.C. Nadarajah. Proceedings of the Abstracts, the
Annual Conference 2009 on Role of
Sociology in Dealing with Contemporary Issues in Sri Lanka, University of Colombo, the Sociological
Association of Sri Lanka, p.31.
Language and Literature in English (03)
10. Gnanaseelan, J. & Jeyaseelan, S. (2019), The
Implications in the Use of English as the Medium of Instruction in Business
Management Courses at Vavuniya Campus Presented
at the ICSE 2019 : 21th International Conference on Sociolinguistics and
Ecolinguistics to be held in Miami, USA during Mar 11-12, 2019 by the World
Academy of Science, Engineering, and
Technology (WASET) held at Holiday Inn Miami Beach
Oceanfront 4333 Collins Ave. Florida, United
States of America,
11. Gnanaseelan, J. & Jeyaseelan, S. (25 August 2018). Noun Phrase Formation
in Business Letter Writing in English. Proceedings. ISBN
978-955-7442-19-8 (Print). Wayamba University International Conference, Sri
Lanka (WinC2018). p.295.
12. Gnanaseelan, J. (2007, March 13-14). The Pain of Living Away-
the Ethno-cultural Alienation, the Sense of Guilt, and the “Translocal”
Nationalism of the Srilankan Tamil Diaspora- A Study of the Selected Short
Stories of V.N. Giritharan. The UGC
National Seminar Session on Issues of
Identity and Culture in Recent Asian Diasporic Fiction, Department of
English, the New College, Chennai, India.
http://www.indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/Panu/article/viewDownloadInterstitial/776/1005
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J. (2012). A Discourse Analysis of Ethnic Conflict and Peace in the
Editorials of English Newspapers – A Case Study of Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka
Journal of Advanced Social Studies, Vol.1, No 2. July-Dec 2011: the National
Centre for Advanced Studies of the University Grants Commission, Sri Lanka. Pp.
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Akter, M. (2014). A discourse analysis
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dissertation, University of Malaya).
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Martin, O. P. (2013). Analysis of Editorial
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Flooding. Studies (Pak, 2010, p. 107; Takahashi, 2008, p. 152-156;
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4. Nnanyelugo Okoro (2013). Analysis of Editorial Discourse on
Environmental Challenges in Nigerian Newspapers: the Case of 2012 Flooding. New
Media and Mass Communication. ISSN 2224-3267 (Paper) ISSN 2224-3275 (Online).
Vol.15, 2013
Gnanaseelan, J. (2013). The Errors in the Use of Article in
Business Letter Writing in English: A Case Study of the Business Management
Students of Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. Proceedings. Vol 2. Full
Paper publication. 3rd International Symposium (6th July
2013). The South Eastern University of
Sri Lanka. ISBN: 978-955-627-042-6
5. Yến, T. T., & Lệ, T. N. (2020). NÂNG CAO KHẢ NĂNG SỬ DỤNG MẠO TỪ CHO
SINH VIÊN CHUYÊN NGÀNH TIẾNG ANH THÔNG QUA ĐỌC BẢN TIN BBC. Tạp chí
Khoa học và Công nghệ-Đại học Thái Nguyên, 225(11), 70-76.
6. La Ode Sanu. (2016). EFL Students’ Preferences toward
the Lecturer’s Corrective Feedback in Business Letters Writing. Dinamika Ilmu
P-ISSN: 1411-3031; E-ISSN: 2442-9651, Vol. 16 No. 2. P.221-243
https://www.academia.edu/28296691/EFL_Students_Preferences_toward_the_Lecturers_Corrective_Feedback_in_Business_Letters_Writing
Gnanaseelan, J. (2011). English
Language Performance and Teaching Profession - a Case Study of the
Conflict-affected Vavuniya District of Sri Lanka. Samodhana, Vol. II/2011 of the Journal of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, the
Rajarata University. ISSN 2235-9109. pp.61-88.
12 Punsisi Pavani Alahakoon.
(2017). COOPERATIVE LEARNING AND ETHNIC RECONCILIATION IN ESL CLASSROOM.
International Journal of Advanced Research. 5(3), 389-397. ISSN:
2320-5407. Article
DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3524
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3524
Mangaleswaran, T., Morais, N., and Gnanaseelan, J. (2010). Dairy Market Trends in Vavuniya:
Identifying Potentials and Challenges in a Post-conflict Setting. Proceedings
of the Abstracts, the International Conference on Business and Information, the
Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Keleniya, Sri Lanka,
p.3
13 Mithilesh Kumar Pandey, Pradeep Saxena, Nand Lal
Mishra. (2016). Feasibility of Traditional Milk Delivery Channel; A study of
milkman’s in Punjab. International Research Journal of Management Sociology
& Humanity ( IRJMSH ) Vol 7 Issue 5 [Year 2016] ISSN 2277 – 9809 (0nline)
2348–9359 (Print)
14
Bhuvaneswari V. (2015). A
Study On Customer Response To Select Brands Of Dairy Products. Page 1. 88
Chapter Iv Analysis And Discussion. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/33788/5/chapter5.pdf
15
Chandni,
P.S. (2015). A
Study On The Awareness, Satisfaction And Problems Of Health Insurance Policy
Holders In Tirupur District. Page 1. 19 Chapter – Ii Review Of Literature.
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/33789/2/chapter2.pdf
Articles Published in the
Magazines
Gnanaseelan, J. (2017, August 17). Vavuniya Campus
becoming the University of Vanni, The Splendour, the Campus Silver Jubilee
Magazine.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2009/10). De-constructing
Educational management Discourses in Sri Lanka. Volume X: The Management and
Accountancy Union, Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2008/09). Language Education Policies of the Government
declaring 2009 as the Year of English and IT. . Volume IX: The Management and
Accountancy Union, Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus.
Gnanaseelan, J. (2003, December). The Need for Analysing the English
Discourse in Sri Lankan Ethnic Conflict Reporting. Oasis, Vol. I No. I. English
Association of Vavuniya
Gnanaseelan, J. (1997).
Christianization of Prospero’s Characteristics ineffective. Stalk,
Version I , English Unit, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna, Vavuniya
Gnanaseelan, J. (1995 August) Developing the Reading Skill in Large
Classes. Shuttle, Journal of the Staff Forum, Vol I English Unit, Vavuniya
Campus, University of Jaffna
Gnanaseelan, J. (2020) The Destruction and safety of the Natural
Environment of the VidathalTivu Mangroves.
Renovated Church Blessing Magazine, St. James Church, Vidathaltivu,
Mannar
Gnanaseelan, J. (2004, October). The ‘Would-be Executives’ of the NE
Province and Participation in Business English Meetings. The Executive, the
Faculty of Business Studies of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna.
Newspaper Article
Publication (Print/online) (14)
1. Gnanaseelan, J. (2010, August 15). Constructing
‘Corporate University Discourse’ in Sri Lanka? The Sunday Leader
2. Gnanaseelan, J. (2012, November 06). 'Sir' and 'Madam' in Sri
Lankan Universities- the Discourse suppressing creativity and criticism? Onlineuthayan, the English News website. Available at
< http://onlineuthayan.com/english-news/articles/24y2s2e1g1g1>
3.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2012, October 07). Why this struggle? (The Struggle for allocation for
national education sector evolving as a social
movement). Thinakkural, The
Tamil Weekly National Newspaper, Editorial Column, (in Print, p.14)
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-struggle-for-allocation-for.html
4.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2012, October 07). The Struggle for allocation for the national education sector evolving as a social
movement
Virakesari, The Tamil Weekly National Newspaper, Current Politics Column, (in Print, p.11)
http://epaper.virakesari.com/printstoryhds.php?id=1&boxid=30994776
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-struggle-for-allocation-for.html
5.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, March, 24).A New Flash of Hope.
The DailyMirror
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/a-new-flash-of-hope-newspaper-article.html
6.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, April 3).Religious Defense of Justice. The DailyMirror
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/religious-defense-of-justice-newspaper.html
7.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, March 24-25). The language of the
War-torn Areas. The Weekend
Express, Spotlight on Sri Lanka “Infoscope.” Vol.5, No-37- 28th
March 2001, Available at http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/language-of-war-torn-areas-newspaper_23.html
8.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, March 19). Ideas about Our Language. The DailyMirror
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/ideas-about-our-language-newspaper.html
9.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, February 17-18). English
Associations in Sri Lanka and Language Change. TheWeekend Express,
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/english-associations-in-sri-lanka-and.html
10.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, February 24). Bilingual Sri
Lankan Universities, a Necessity. The
DailyMirror
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/bilingual-sri-lankan-universities.html
11.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2001, February 3). Jaffna Dialect:
Bossing other Sri Lankan Tamil Dialects?
The Weekend Express,
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/jaffna-dialect-bossing-other-srilankan.html
12. Gnanaseelan, J. (2001, April 30). Whither Sri Lankan Children?
The DailyMirror, and The Weekend Express, (April 14-15-series
1; 21- 22-series 11; May 5- 6, series 111)
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/whither-sri-lankan-children-newspaper.html
13. Gnanaseelan, J. (2001, February, 8).Pope message versus Thero’s
Message. The DailyMirror
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/pope-message-versus-theros-message.html
14. Gnanaseelan, J. (1996, January, 17).New
Universities for Sinhalese and no universities for Tamils. The Island
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-universities-for-sinhalese-and-no.html
Book Review (02)
1.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2012, October 17). Book Review of "VIRUTCHAME VELIYE VA" (Seed,
shoot out as a beneficial tree) in English. Written by A. Nishanthan. The Island Midweek edition.
Available at Online The Island English news web: <http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=63898>
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-of-virutchame-veliye-va.html
and
on October 18, 2012, at Online Uthayan English news web: <http://onlineuthayan.com/english-news/uthayannews/z29413l1h1h1r2>
and
on October 20, 2012, in Tamil. Varavasantham, Karuththu, p.6. Published
on 20/1012 in Uthayan Tamil weekly; available at <http://www.euthayan.com/indexresult.php?id=15130&thrus=18#
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/tamil-book-review-of-virutchame-veliye.html
2.
Gnanaseelan,
J. (2011, June 27). The critical appreciation of the book, Ezham and the
Tamils, published in English in India, 2011. (Also published in the book as
Foreword). Translation of Arul
Selvanayagam’s book, Ezhamum Thamizharum. Translated by T. Marx. Available at <http://roughnotebooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-on-ezham-and-tamils.html>
http://www.jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/book-review-on-ezham-and-tamils.html
Short Film Review (02)
1. The short film Review: Sambalilirinthu (From the Ashes), directed by
A. Nishanthan held at the Centre for the Oblates of the Society for Social
service, (AnnaiIllam), Kanahambihaikulam, Kilinochchi on 20th February
2014.
2. The short film Review: Reviewer of the Short Film, Veham (speed), at
its Launching Event held at Urban Council Auditorium, Mannar on 24th May 2013.
The film focuses on the present youth’s fast life devoid of social
consciousness. It was jointly organized by Kalaiaruvi, Centre for Social
Cohesion and the Centre for Change and New Life in the Mannar District.
Book Publication
1. Gnanaseelan, J. (April 2021). Community
Relations and Histories: ISBN
9789550442096: Harikanan Publications, Jaffna. First Edition
The
publishers legally registered in the National Library of Sri Lanka. Pre-fix
Number 624-5786 – Pre-fix Type CPP. Serial No. IS8207. Address, 6772B, K,K,S,
Road, Jaffna.
500
books printed. Book Launch event held at the Urban Council Auditorium, Mannar.
Evidence attached
2. Gnanaseelan, J. (January 2021). National
Conflict and International Relations: A Media Discourse Analysis ISBN
978-1-911-491-01-9: Thesam Publications,
London.
The
publishers legally registered in UK.
https://thesamnet.co.uk/?page_id=22738.
500
books printed. Book Launch event held at the Campus. Evidence attached
3. Gnanaseelan, J. (October 2019). Vanni Farmers
in Wartimes: a Saga of Human Security in Sri Lanka. ISBN:
978-955-0442-10-2 Harikanan Publications, Jaffna.
The
publishers legally registered in the National Library of Sri Lanka. Pre-fix
Number 624-5786 – Pre-fix Type CPP. Serial No. IS8207. Address, 6772B, K,K,S, Road,
Jaffna.
500
books printed. Book Launch event held at the Campus. Evidence attached
Dictionary
Publication
Gnanaseelan, J. (2008,
May). Co-editorial Contributor to the Sri Lankan Tamil Lexicon incorporated in
the Comprehensive Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil (Tamil – Tamil –
English) Cre-A: Published in Chennai,
India, May 2008. Publishers: Cre-A Publications. (certification needed)
This dictionary is widely in use all over the world among Tamils.
The Publishers are highly recognized in India.
The dictionary has 900 pages. It has a significant amount of Sri
Lankan Tamil words.
The Comprehensive Dictionary Project work is a classical work
project considering the length of time, amount of energy, and depth of
intellectual input it consumes.
Supplementary Evidence for Publisher Recognition
Murugandan M.K (2008, December, 7) Sri Lankan Tamil in Cre-A
Modern Tamil Dictionary. Interviews the Chief Editor, S. Ramakrishnan.
Thinakkural Tamil Newspaper
Media Interview
(02)
1. Sujatha Chakrabarti (2007, March 23). Linguistics Livens Up. The New Indian Express
Newspaper.
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/linguistics-livens-up-indian-express.html
2.
Murugandan M.K (2008,
December, 7) Sri Lankan Tamil in Cre-A Modern Tamil Dictionary. Interviews the
Chief Editor, S. Ramakrishnan. Thinakkural Tamil Newspaper
http://jgspring.blogspot.com/2012/10/thinakkural-interviews-chief-editor-of.html
Translation
and Interpretation
1. Gnanaseelan, J. (2021,
May). Porkkalangalil Vanni Vivasayikl The translated adapted version of the
book written in English by me, “Vanni Farmers in Wartimes” May 2008.
Publishers: Harikanan Publications, ISBN: 978-624-5786-01-5
2. Translator &
Interpreter for the foreign delegates from the USAID who visited and evaluated
the projects implemented in Jaffna, and Kilinochchi and Vavuniya through Land O
Lakes in October 2014.
3. Translator &
Interpreter for the District Probation and Child Care Services Office Vavuniya
for the workshop conducted by Ms Linda Ross from the UK, funded by HelpAid on
7th February 2020.
4. Gnanaseelan, J. (2012, October 17). Book
Review of "VIRUTCHAME VELIYE VA" (Seed, shoot out as a beneficial
tree) in English. Written by A. Nishanthan. The Island Midweek edition.
Available at Online the Island English news and on October 18, 2012
Reviewer and Editorial Board Member of journals
1. Member of the Editorial
Committee of the Journal of Business Management (JBM – 2020; 2019; 2018) of the
Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 3*0.5
2.. Member of the
Editorial Committee of the Journal of Business Management (JBM – 2017) of the
Faculty of Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka.
3. Member of the Editorial
Committee, Journal of Science and Management, VCARS- 2009, Vavuniya Campus.
4. Reviewer, the Journal
of Business Management, Volume 11, Issue II, FBS, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka.
January 9, 2019
5. Reviewer of the
research article for the research award for 2012 -2013 held at the OUSL
6. Reviewer, the Journal
of Science and Management, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka. 09 August 2019
7. Member of the Editorial
Committee of the Journal of Business Management (JBM – 2021) of the Faculty of
Business Studies, Vavuniya Campus, Sri Lanka.
Unpublished Research
1. The
Socio-environmental, economic and political systems of the Mannar district and
sustainable development: a discourse analysis (submitted to the OUSL Journal)
2. The Child Language
Development: a Linguistic Study of a Sri Lankan Tamil Child (submitted to the
NSF Journal)
3. The Adverbs in a
Complaint Letter Writing in English at the tertiary level assessment
4. Prepositions in
Business Letter Communication in University ESL Assessment
5. English Functions and
Ideologies in Newspaper Editorials
Courses
taught
Resource Person for the
English Course Units at the Faculty of Applied Science for the students of the Faculty of Applied Sciences
of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from 1998 to date.
First
Year First Semester:
Bsc
in Environmental Studies: English Language I ACU1113, Bsc in Applied
Mathematics: English Language I ACU1110, Bsc in ICT: English Language I
ACU1110,
Second
Year First Semester: Bsc in Environmental Studies: English Language I ACU 2110;
ACU 2113; Bsc in Applied Mathematics: English Language I ACU 2110; Bsc in ICT:
English Language I ACU 2110
Resource Person for
the English Course Units at the Faculty of Business Studies of the Vavuniya
Campus of the University of Jaffna from 1998 to date.
First
Year First Semester:
Proficiency
in English I ENG 1110 - (Business Management); Proficiency in English I;ENG
1113- (Project Management); General English ACU1120 – (Business Management);
First
Year Second Semester: Proficiency in English II ENG 1210; ENG 1213 - (Business
Management); Proficiency in English II ENG 12111- (Project Management);
Second
Year First Semester: Proficiency in English III ENG 2113 - (Project
Management); Business Communication I ENG 2112; MGT 2142 GPA Credit Course Unit
(Business Management);
Second
Year Second Semester: Business Communication ENG 2213 GPA Credit Course Unit
(Project Management); Business Communication II ENG 2213 GPA Credit Course Unit
(Business Management);
Third
Year First Semester: Proficiency in English III ENG 3113 - (Business
Management);
Third
Year Second Semester: Proficiency in English IV ENG 3213 - (Business
Management)
Teaching
Courses outside the Discipline
1. The
Course Unit, Social Harmony ACU 2110 for the first-year students of the faculty
of Business Studies of Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna 2015/16 from
-20-04-2015
2. The
Course Unit, Sri Lankan Studies and Social Harmony for the first-year students
of the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of
Jaffna for the 2012/13 batch for one year
3. The
Course Unit, Communication Skills, for the first-year students of the Faculty
of Applied Sciences of the Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna from
-1-09-2012 onwards in every first semester of every
Year. 30 hours per semester for two years 2012
– 2013
4. The Course Unit, Sri Lankan Studies CC
04E in the Diploma in English program in 1996 when Vavuniya Campus was
functioning as the Northern Province Affiliated University College.
5. BICT Degree Program Project Viva Voce
Evaluation Panel Member for Presentation skills from 2010 to 2015. Dept of
Physical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences. Third and Fourth examinations
in ICT and mathematics and computer applications- Second semester
The course units:
ICT2161 – Practical for Software Engineering;
COS3113 – Software Engineering;
ICT3133 Project;
ICT4252 Seminar/Presentation;
RPRO4215 Project and Seminar;
INTR4211 Industrial Training.
Past
Academic Positions and the Course Units Taught
1. Resource Person for the General Degree in
Arts in English program during 1998 to 1999 for two years when the Northern
Province Affiliated University College was absorbed as Vavuniya Campus of the
University of Jaffna in 1997.
English
ENG 2.1; Linguistics LG 2.1;
English ENG 2.2; Linguistics LG 2.2; English ENG 3.1; Linguistics LG 3.1; English ENG 3.2; Linguistics LG 3.2
2. The Resource Person for the Diploma in
English program during the periods of 1995 to 1998 when Vavuniya Campus as the
Northern Province Affiliated University College.
First Year First Semester: Reading I ENG 101;
Speech and Listening I ENG 103; Writing I ENG 105; Language Structure I ENG
107; Speech and Drama I ENG 115; First Year Second Semester: Reading II ENG
102; Speech and Listening II ENG 104; Writing II ENG 106; Language Structure II
ENG 108; Introduction to Literature I ENG 110; Introduction to Literature II
ENG 112; Speech and Drama II ENG 116; Second Year First Semester: Reading III
ENG 201; Speech and Listening IV ENG
203; Writing IV ENG 206; Language and Language Learning I ENG 211; Drama ENG
210; Sri Lankan Literature II ENG 208; Speech and Drama III ENG 215; English
Language Teaching I ENG 213; Second Year Second Semester: Reading IV ENG 202; Speech and Listening III ENG 204;
Writing III ENG 205; Language and Language Learning II ENG 212; Poetry in
English ENG 207; Fiction ENG 209; Speech and Drama IV ENG 216; English Language
Teaching II ENG 214.
3. The Resource Person for the Diploma in
Accountancy and Finance program during the periods of 1995 to 1998 when
Vavuniya Campus as the Northern Province Affiliated University College.
Business English I ACC 109; Business English II ACC 110; Business English III ACC 209; and Business English IV ACC 206
4. The Resource Person for the Diploma in
Mathematical Sciences program during the periods of 1995 to 1998 when Vavuniya
Campus as the Northern Province Affiliated University College.
English I
CCD I and English II CCD II
Awards for Best Performance at the Undergraduate Level (08)
1.
Vinasithamby
Kanagasigam Prize for the Best Performance in English Studies, University of
Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1992)
2.
University Prize
for the Best Performance in General Degree Examination in Arts- Part-1,
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka(1990/91).
3.
University Prize
for the Best Performance in General Degree Examination in Arts-Part-11,
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka (1992).
4.
A certificate as a
member of the table tennis team placed
champion in the Arts Week Competition (1993).
5.
A certificate as a
member of the basketball Team placed
Champion in the Arts Week Competition ( 1993).
6.
A certificate as a
member of the Runner-Up Team which participated in the Jaffna District Basket
Ball Tournament 1993 for HNP Challenge Trophy sponsored and organized by Hatton
National Bank, Jaffna.
7.
A certificate as a
member of the Group Singing (English) Team, Runner- up in the Arts Week
Competition (1993)
8.
A certificate for
Poetry Reading (English) in the arts Week Competition (1993).
