Name: Mr. PDDD Wickramasinghe
Position: Coordinator/Lecturer (Probationary)
Email: dhanushkadihan@kdu.ac.lk
Contact Number: 0712752474/ 0717311011
Academic Qualifications
Work Experience
Research Publications
Unpublished Thesis
Editing
Research Areas
Committees
Academic Qualifications
- Master of Arts Degree in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (Two Year Degree Course Work & Research)
- Master of Arts Degree specializing in Language Policy (Multidisciplinary) (OUSL) (Two Year Degree Course Work & Research)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Work Experience
- English Graduate Teacher (Grade 3-1), Sri Lanka Teaching Service- 2016.
- Language Investigation Officer, Official Languages Commission of Sri Lanka – 2015.
- Translator, Department of Official Languages & Ministry of Finance & Planning – 2014
- Web Content Developer – Labnoir (Pvt) Ltd – 2013
Research Publications
- A Translated Short Story in the book ‘Bhandana’ published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya 2014
- Wickramasinghe,P.D.D. 2016. The De-Facto status of the Implementation of the Official Languages Policy in Police Stations of Sri Lanka. 2nd International Conference on the Humanities (ICH 2016), 06th –
07th October, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14570 - Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. 2016. Language Policy Implementation: A Comparative Study between Sri
Lanka and Canada. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2016, 25th August 2016, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. pp 121.
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14345 - Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. 2016. The Lack of the Sinhalese Language Literacy among the Students: A Case Study of a School in Kolonnawa Educational Division. Proceedings of the Second International
Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2016, 25th August 2016, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. pp 122.
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14346 - Wickramasinghe, D. D. (2017). A Study about Language Rights Violation in the Post War Sri Lanka. The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, ICLSL 2017. Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p139.
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/18556 - Wickramasinghe,P.D.D.D.(2018). Application of Official Languages Policy in Sri Lankan Public Service. 19th Conference on Postgraduate Research, International Postgraduate Research Conference 2018, Faculty of Graduate Studies,University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. p132
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/19329 - Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. (2019). An Assessment of the Official Languages Proficiency Bar Examination for Public Officers. The 12th International Research Conference Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Sri Lanka, KDU IRC 2019.
http://www.kdu.ac.lk/proceedings/irc2019/pdf/bes017.pdf - Hettiarachchi TS, Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D, Jayasooriya SD, & Rupasinghe AR (2020). Discourse Process and Discursive Practices in the Profession of Quantity Surveying in Sri Lanka. The 13th International Research Conference Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Sri Lanka, KDU IRC 2020.
- Hettiarachchi TS, Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D, Jayasooriya SD, & Rupasinghe AR (2020). Discourse Process and Discursive Practices in the Profession of Quantity Surveying in Sri Lanka. The 13th International Research Conference Sir John Kotelawala Defence University Sri Lanka, KDU IRC 2020.
http://ir.kdu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/345/3246/pdfresizer.com-pdf-split%20(1).pdf?sequence=1
Unpublished Thesis
- Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. 2016. Language Policy Implementation: A Comparative Study between Sri Lanka and Canada, Submitted in partial requirement for the fulfilment of the Master of Arts in Policy Studies at the Open University of Sri Lanka
- Wickramasinghe, P.D.D.D. 2019. The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the Official Languages Policy in the Post War Sri Lanka, Submitted in partial requirement for the fulfillment of the Master of Arts in Linguistics University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka
Editing
- Faculty Editor, Abstract Book of the 11th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences (KDU-IRC 2018), 13th – 14th September, Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISBN 978-955-0301-48-5
- Faculty Editor, Newsletter, June 2019, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISSN 2682-7085
- Faculty Editor, Abstract Book of the 12th International Research Conference (KDU-IRC 2019), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences ISBN 978-955-0301-66-9
- Faculty Coordinator, Newsletter, June 2020, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISSN 2682-7085
- Faculty Editor, Abstract Book of the 13th International Research Conference (KDU-IRC 2020), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Faculty of Built Environment & Spatial Sciences ISBN 978-955-0301- 75-1
Research Areas
- Language Policy, Politics of Language, Sri Lankan English, Discourse Analysis
Committees
- Secretary, Internal Quality Assurance Cell, Southern Campus KDU
This staff member has been transferred to KDU Ratmalana!