Ms. E. M. Anuththara Nikethani

 Research Interests :

• English as a Second Language Teaching
• Language Acquisition
• Language teaching Methodologies
• Varieties of Englishes
• Language and Linguistics
• Socio-linguistics in ESL Contex

Research Publications:

Publications in Conference Proceedings (Oral and Poster Presentations)

• The impact of gender on attitudes towards learning English as a Second Language. Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) 2018-  Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
• Enhancement of Sri Lankan English Vocabulary in Sri Lankan Short Stories and Poems in English: A Morphological Analysis. A paper presented at the Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG) 2019- Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya 
• An Investigation on the Constraints Encountered by Lower Secondary Learners with Reference to the Bilingual Education Policy in Sri Lanka. General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University A paper presented at the 14th International Research Conference
• The Impact of Computer Assisted Language Learning in Learner Psychology during COVID-19 Global Pandemic; A Study with reference to the attitudes and Motivation among Sri Lankan Intermediate Learners of English as a Second Language. A paper presented at the 8th International Conference of SabaragamuwaUniversity
• An Investigation of the Most Prominently Used Variety of English in Sri Lankan Social Media Advertisements from 2019-2020. IRCHSS, 08 th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayawardhanapura

Unpublished Dissertation:

• Ekanayake E.M.A.N., (2022). The Impact of Brainstorming on Lower-Proficiency Level Learners in
  Writing Expository Essays in English as a Second Language classroom. B.A (special). University of Kelaniya. Unpublished