Dr. Premarathna DisanayakeSenior Lecturer I
Contact:
Department of Linguistics
(Room Number) K2 113/4
Department of Linguistics
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
(Extension) 679
Tel: +94-011-2-908786 (Office)
E-mail: dissanayake@kln.ac.lk
(Room Number) K2 113/4
Department of Linguistics
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
(Extension) 679
Tel: +94-011-2-908786 (Office)
E-mail: dissanayake@kln.ac.lk
| Educational Qualifications: | |
| • Ph. D. in Sociolinguistics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo,, Japan. | |
| • M. A. in Sociolinguistics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo,Japan | |
| • Special Research Fellow in Sociolinguistics, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo,Japan | |
| • Graduate Research Student in Linguistics, University of Tokyo,Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • B. A. (Honors) degree, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka | |
| • PracheenaPandith degree ,Sri Lanka Oriental Studies Society, Ministry of Education. | |
| Teaching Experience: | |
| • Senior Lecturer Grade II, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya | |
| • Visiting Lecturer, B.Sc External Degree Programme in Speech Language Therapy, Academic year 2009.Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. | |
| • Visiting Lecturer, Academic year 2011/2012 ,Faculty of Art, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. | |
| • Lectures on “Seminar on Research Methodology” (IMAT 22613), Academic year 2011/2012,Department of Drama & Theatre and Image Arts Unit, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. | |
| • Lecture on “Theory of Translation and Interpretation”, For Japanese Language Students in Japanese Medium. Academic year 2011/2012,Department of Modern Languages,Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. | |
| Teaching for Foreign Students Outside the country: | |
| • Part time Lecturer, academic year 1999 (Comparative study of Texts and Textures). Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Part time Lecturer, academic year 1999 (Joint Lectures). Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Research and Teaching Assistant, April 1999 to July 2004), Graduate School of Language and Society, University of Hitotsubashi, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Teaching Sinhala for Foreign Students: | |
| • Part time Sinhala Language Instructor. November 2004 to March 2005, Daigakushoryn International Language Academy, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Part Time Lecturer, Academic year 2001 .01.31 to 2002.01.30, International Education Research and Analysis Corporation, Tokyo- Japan. | |
| • Part time Sinhala Language Teacher, year 2003. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Komagane Training Center, Komagane City, Nagano, Japan. | |
| Administrative Experience: | |
| Coordinator M.A. in Linguistics 2014 to up to now, Faculty of Graduate Studies,Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya. | |
| Coordinator Diploma in Translation and Interpretation. Academic year 2011 to 2014, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. | |
| Research and Publications: | |
| • Ph. D. Thesis: The Language Problem in Multi - Lingual State of Sri Lanka -- The Language policy in post-Independence Sri Lanka with Social and political Relationship- (Written in Japanese) Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • M. A. Dissertation: The Language policy in Post-Independence Sri Lanka. --The Language Problem in a Multi - Lingual State -- (Written in Japanese) Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| • B. A. Dissertation- Anthropological Linguistics Perspective - (Written in Sinhala as:"Dalandā Māligāwa Āsritha Wāgwyawahāraya---Mānawawāgwidyathmaka Wigrahayak--" )1992. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. | |
| • History of Sri Lanka as Reflected by Its Sacred Tooth Relic, 20.04.1994, (Written in Japanese) “Sri Lanka Today", Vol.6, Publisher: Iwasa Hiroko, Osaka, Japan. | |
| • Environmental Disaster of the Atomic Bomb. 10.09.1995. (Written in Japanese)" The Asian Friends " Vol. 7, No. 44. Publisher: Asia Fellowship Society, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Will There Be a Peaceful Era in Asia? 07.1996. (Written in Japanese) " Ajia no Jidai " Vol. 1, No.1, Publisher: KusanoUmi, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Are Japan and Sri Lanka non-religious society (Written in Japanese) Japan Sri Lanka friendship association, No.74. Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan. | |
| Joint Research: | |
| • A linguistic analysis of errors committed in English by undergraduates, International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications Online Publication IJSRP, Volume 1, December 2011 Edition Http://www.ijsrp.org/research_paper_dec2011/paper05.html | |
| • The Most Prominent Sources of Errors in ESL Learners’ Interlanguage. Authors: J.M.P.V.K.Jayasundara, C.D.H.M. Premarathna, S.G. Sivagurunathan Year Month and Dates: 2013 March 28-30 Source: Proceedings of the 6th Research Conference of The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Page. 75. |
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| • Research in Comparative Linguistics field; Application of Statistical Methods, in Sinhala, Tamil, Sanskrit, Hindi, Pali, Bengali, Nepali and Urdu languages. April 2000 to March 31.2003. Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Books: | |
| • Editor of Thripitaka Translation (Dana,Siila,Bhava) 1984 to 1987,Publish By the Gangarama Temple, Hunupitiya, Colombo 02 . | |
| • Editor Journal of the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Vol.06 , Vol.07, Vol.08. 2008. | |
| Research Articles: | |
| • A linguistic analysis of errors committed in English by undergraduates. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications Online Publication IJSRP, Volume 1, December 2011 Edition,Http://www.ijsrp.org/research_paper_dec2011/paper05.html | |
| • The Most Prominent Sources of Errors in ESL Learners’ Interlanguage. Authors: J.M.P.V.K.Jayasundara, C.D.H.M. Premarathna, S.G. Sivagurunathan Year Month and Dates: 2013 March 28-30 Source: Proceedings of the 6th Research Conference of The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, Page. 75. | |
| Seminar Papers: | |
| • War and the Language Problem of Sri Lanka (Presented in Japanese) International Seminar - Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. |
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| • Title: Motivation in Language Planning and Language Policy of Sri Lanka (Presented in Japanese) International Seminar - Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. |
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| • The effect of the ideologies of language planners in the language policy of Sri Lanka. First National Symposium of General Linguistics 12-12-2013, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya. | |
| Presentations: | |
| • Pidgin as a spoken and written language -- With Special reference to TokPisin in Papua New Guinea---- Sociolinguistics (Course in Language Interference 25.6.1997) (Written and Presented in Japanese), Graduate School of language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Political and Ethnic Discriminative Lexicon of Sinhala Language. Sociolinguistics (Course in Politico- Social Aspects of Lexicology 16.12.1997) (Written and Presented in Japanese), Graduate School of language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Language Use and Social Status -- Sinhala Language and Social Status in Sri Lankan Society-- (Written and Presented in Japanese) Seminar in Sociolinguistics, 1977, Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Sinhala Diglossia -- The Protection of Diglossia in Sinhala language--09.11.1997. (Presented in Japanese) Seminar in Sociolinguistics, Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • Language Problem of Sri Lanka -- Political Dilemma and its Effects in Changing the Language Policy of Sri Lanka-, 18.11.2000. (Presented in Japanese) Research Association in Asian and African Languages and Literature Conference. Tokyo Foreign Language University Tokyo, Japan. | |
| • The Language Policy in Post- Independence Sri Lanka -- The Language Problem in a Multi- Lingual State--08.07.1999. Sociolinguistics seminar (Presented in Japanese), Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan. |
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| • English Education Policy and the Language Problem of Sri Lanka 02, 12, 1999. Sociolinguistics seminar (Presented in Japanese), Graduate School of Language and Society, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo. | |
| Research Interest: | |
| Language Planning and Sociolinguistics Field | |
| Current Research Activities: | |
| The discriminative lexicon use in Sinhala language | |
| International & National Workshop/Seminar/Conference & Participation: | |
| Language and Social Cohesion International Language and Development Conference. 17~19 October 2011. Ministry of National Language and Social Integration, Ministry of Education, Australian Government and British Council. | |
| Resource person in the Workshop for preparation of a glossary for Information & communication technology. 26~28 March 2011, Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Education, Maharagama | |
| Workshops on SPSS, 31st July 2008, Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniay. | |
| Workshop on Microsoft Office 2007, 14th July 2009. ICT Centre, University of Kelaniya. | |
| Awards: | |
| International Awards: | |
| World Peace Ambassador Award. 1995, 50th Peace Forum of Nagasaki an Atomic Bomb, Nagasaki, Japan. | |
| Post graduate Students Representative Award: | |
| Selected as the student representative to address the Convocation Ceremony held at Hitotsubashi University in 1999, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| International Scholarships: | |
| Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Scholarship 1998 to 1999, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Japanese Government InternationalScholarship’ MOMBUKAGAKUSHO’ 1998-2002, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | |
| Japanese Government Scholarship MOMBUKAGAKUSHO’ 2003-2004, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) | |
| Rural Asia Solidarity Scholarship, 2004, Rural Asia Solidarity Association, Tokyo, Japan. | |
| Extra: | |
| Consultant in the Induction Training Programme for Officers of the Sri Lanka Translators Service. 2012 Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration, Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs. | |
| Resource Person in the Staff Development Programme. 2009, Center for Education of Hearing Impaired Children. Kelaniya. | |
| Resource person in Curriculum Development Workshop, 2010. National Institute of Language Education and Training. Agalawatta. | |
| Member of the Review Panel Of third annual research symposium 2013, 07th February 2013, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintalaya. |