Mr. W. M. Sumith Dananjaya

Senior Lecturer Gr II

Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, 2020 -2022 University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Language, Literature, Linguistics (1st), 2012-2016 Eastern University, Sri Lanka.

E-mail -: dananjayas@esn.ac.lk

Academic RecordAdmin RolesExperiencesActivityTeachingPublicationAwards
  • Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, 2020 -2022 University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Language, Literature, Linguistics (1st), 2012-2016 Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
  • Departmental Coordinator – Career Guidance Unit of Trincomalee Campus, EUSL.
  • Organizing Committee Member – 2nd International Research Conference of Trincomalee Campus TRInCo-2017
  • Student Counsellor – Department of Languages and Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication and Business Studies, Trincomalee Campus, EUSL.
  • Sub-Warden – Men’s Hostel – Trincomalee Campus, EUSL.
  • Participant – Youth Exchange Camp at Palagama, Polpithigama conducted by Sarvodaya Shanthi Sena Sansadaya in collaboration with Trincomalee Campus, EUSL.
  • Person-in-Charge – Annual Educational Tour, Faculty of Communication and Business Studies – 2018
  • Team Member – Self Evaluation Report (SER) for B.A. in Languages – 2017. Trincomalee Campus, EUSL
  • Lecturer (Prob.) in English ( From 07.06.2017 till date) ,Department of Languages and Communication Studies, Faculty of Communication and Business Studies, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
  • Assistant Lecturer in English (From 15.11.2016 to 06.06.2017), Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education, Anuradhapura Section, Sri Lanka
  • Instructor in English (on Assignment Basis) (From 23.05.2016 to 11.11.2016), English Language Teaching Unit, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Workshops and Training programmes Attended
  • Participated in the Workshop on Academic and Research Writing at Trincomalee Campus,Konesapuri, Nialveli, Conducted by Academics of Jaffna University , Sri Lanka 24 October 2017.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Awareness of Gender Equity/ Equality and Sexual and Gender Based Violence at Eastern University, Sri Lanka , Vantharumoolai, Conducted by Gender Equity/ Equality Centre of Eastern University , Sri Lanka 26 October 2017.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Adaptation of Soft Skills at Trincomalee Campus, Konesapuri, Nialveli, conducted by the Rector of Trincomalee Campus, Dr. V.Kanagasingam, 27 November 2017.
  • Participated in the Workshop on Student Counselling at Eastern University, Sri Lanka , Vantharumoolai, conducted by Dr. B.M.K. Perera, 03 February 2018.
  • English for Specific Purposes
  • Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills
  • Basic and Advanced Grammar
  • Poetry and Fiction
  • Sri Lankan Literature in English
Abstract
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. (2015). Collapse of children education and maternal migration to middle-east countries- with special reference to Ganthiriyawa Maha Vidyalaya. In Nadira, M., Yogarajah,S., Krishnamohan, T., Sachithanatham, P., Rizvi, M.T.M. (Eds.), Abstracts of the 12th Annual Research Session 2015, Eastern University, Sri Lanka (pp. 21), Faculty of Arts and Culture, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
Fullpaper
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. (2016). The contribution of figurative language to elaborate the hollow dignity of a 1960s feudal family in Sri Lanka: with special reference to novel, Giraya by Punyakante Wijenaike. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium 2016, South Eastern University, Sri Lanka (pp. 634-642). South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1994
Articles
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. (2015) Adaptation is essential for the survival. International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern, 3(11), 12-13 https://ijournals.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3.31111-Wijesekara.compressed.pdf
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. (2016). The figurative language to express Kamini’s psychological oppressionwith special reference to Punyakante Wijenaike’s novel, Giraya. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 6(4), 48-60. http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0416.php?rp=P525223
  • Dananjaya, W. M. S. & Veerasingam, E. B. (2018). The projection of subconscious through symbolism: an analysis of Mansfield’s “The Voyage.” International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 8(11). 683-687 https://doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.8.11.2018.p8375
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. & Veerasingam, E. B. (2019). Significance of symbols in poetry Titles: a study on A. E. Houseman’s “Farewell to Barn and Stack and Tree.” International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 9(11), 631-636. https://doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.9.11.2019.p9584
  • Dananjaya, W. M. S. (2020). A conflict between manliness and motherliness: a study on Robert Frost’s “Home Burial.” International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 10(7), 631–634. https://doi.org/10.29322/ijsrp.10.07.2020.p10367
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. & Veerasingam, E. B. (2022). A comparative study on specific practices of learning English beyond the classroom by ESL intermediate advanced learner; A Sri Lankan Sociolinguistic Approach. Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science, 10(11), 277-281. https://www.questjournals.org/jrhss/papers/vol10-issue11/1011277281.pdf
Book Chapters
  • Dananjaya, W.M.S. (2021). Reduction or vowel alteration; plural formation processes of common nouns in spoken Sinhala. In Kennedy, J (Ed). Let’s Love Language Learning (pp. 56-66). Department of English Language Teaching, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.