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Ms. Shehani R. Dilhara

Temporary Lecturer

Contact

  • shehani.d@nsbm.ac.lk
  • +94 11 544 5000 (ext )
  • Department of Marketing and Tourism Management
  • Faculty of Business
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Profile

Exploring ways in which students can improve language learning and trying new interactive methods in the language classroom, I mostly prefer using audiovisual media to make my lessons more interesting and resourceful. I like to keep my teaching strategies up to date by following authentic  developments in language teaching.

Research Interest

  • Varieties of English
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Language Acquisition
  • Discourse Analysis

Conference (Full Paper) Publications

  1. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2021, December. The Most Productive Morphological Processes in Selected Sri Lankan English Literary Texts. In Proceedings of SLIIT International Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities (pp. 3-4). – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358220941_The_Most_Productive_Morphological_Processes_in_Selected_Sri_Lankan_English_Literary_Texts
  2. Herath, N., Dilhara, S. and Kavindi, R., 2021.  Attitudes of English Language Teachers in Sri Lanka towards Online Teaching: A study Conducted during the Covid-19 Pandemic. – https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358199277_Attitudes_of_TertiaryLevel_English_Learners_in_Sri_Lanka_Towards_Online_Learning_A_Study_Conducted_During_the_COVID19_Pandemic?_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InByb2ZpbGUiLCJwYW dlIjoicHJvZmlsZSJ9fQ
  3. Dilhara, S.R. and Herath, H.M.D.N., 2021. The social status of Sri Lankan English: A study based on English majoring undergraduates in Sri Lanka. IRSFOE 2021, p.76. – https://edu.cmb.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Proceedings-IRS2021.pdf#page=119

Abstracts Publications

  1. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2021. The Gamification of Grammar Lessons in the E-learning Setting: A Comparative Study Conducted on ESL Learners.
  2. Dilhara, S.R., Herath, H.M.D.N. and Kavindi, M.K.R., 2021. Acceptance and Use of Emergency Online Learning Post Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study Based on ESL teachers and Students in Sri Lanka.
  3. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2019. Using the bottom-up approach for Listening activities in Grade Six ESL classroom in Asgiriya Junior Model School, Gampaha. Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2018. Myths And Ideas on Learning English Speech in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka., Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Abstracts Publications

  1. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2021. The Gamification of Grammar Lessons in the E-learning Setting: A Comparative Study Conducted on ESL Learners.
  2. Dilhara, S.R., Herath, H.M.D.N. and Kavindi, M.K.R., 2021. Acceptance and Use of Emergency Online Learning Post Covid-19 Pandemic: A Study Based on ESL teachers and Students in Sri Lanka.
  3. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2019. Using the bottom-up approach for Listening activities in Grade Six ESL classroom in Asgiriya Junior Model School, Gampaha. Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. Sri Lanka. Dilhara, S., Herath, N. and Kavindi, R., 2018. Myths And Ideas on Learning English Speech in Pinnawala, Sri Lanka., Proceedings of the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

On-Going Research

  1. Master of Arts in Linguistics thesis