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Ms.D.C.M.Sachinthana Dissanayake



Temporary Assistant Lecturer in English

sachi@ssh.rjt.ac.lk

077-0613312

Biography

Ms. D.C.M.Sachinthana Dissanayake is an Assistant Lecturer (Temporary) at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and she was previously employed as an Instructor in English at the University College of Anuradhapura. She achieved her Bachelor of Arts (Honors) Degree in English with a Second-Class(Lower Division) from the University Sabaragamuwa, and she is currently reading for the M.A. in English and Education which is offered by the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Moreover, she has successfully completed the TESOL Methodology from The University of Maryland County Baltimore, USA

Educational qualifications

  • M.A. in English and Education (reading) – Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
  • B.A.(Hons) in English – Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
  • TESOL Methodology – University of Maryland County Baltimore (USA)         Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management (CIPMSL)

Research Interests

  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Gender studies
  • Feminist Literature
  • Religion and Literature

Research Publications

Non-Indexed Journal 

  • 2024, Religion and Pastoral Power: Foucauldian Reading of the movie Spotlight, Sri     Lanka Journal of Humanities and Language Studies (LOGOS), (p-ISSN: 2961-5828; eISSN: 2989-0527) Vol. 1 (ii), pp 1-7.

Conference full papers 

  • “Uncaged Cage-birds in the Storm”: Convention and Feminine Individuality in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber (ICSUSL 2021- 8 th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka)
  • The Impact of Online Teaching on Teacher Efficacy: An Empirical Study – IConArts 2021 (7 th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences: University of Colombo)

Proceeding of Conferences

  • Unveiling the Unfathomable Spheres: Shifting Desire, Self-Belongingness and Individuality in Call Me by Your Name Undergraduate Symposium on Language and Culture 2022 – Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Appointments

  • Instructor in English(Temporary) – University College of Anuradhapura (20th  April 2023-17th  March 2024)
  • Teacher of English Language and Literature – Amana International School, Kurunegala (09th  May 2022-05th  2023)
  • Resource Person for the Intensive English Program- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka (12th  July 2021-10th  August 2021)
  • Instructor in English and ICT – IDM Computer Studies, Kurunegala) (31st August 2015 – 31st December 2016)

Memberships and Awards

  • Alumni Member of Online Professional English Network (OPEN) Alumni Community of Practice

Trainings

  • YouLead Vocational Pedagogy Training & Soft Skills Master Training, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka (2023) 

Work Experiences

As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development