Mrs. Aarabee Sivakugan

• M.A in TLSC, PGIE, OUSL, Nugegoda (Reading)
• B.A  in English Literature, University of Jaffna

• TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test) in 2014
• National Diploma in Teaching (Merit)

• Sivakugan, A. (2022). English literature as choice: Challenges facing students who study English literature in the Jaffna Zone. Proceedings of the 1st Undergraduate Research Symposium Arts (URSA 2021).

• Sivakugan, A. (2024). Exploring determinants for repetitive selection of the same students in English language and drama competitions in the Jaffna Educational Zone. Proceedings of the 6th International Research Conference, Trincomalee Campus.

• Sivakugan, A. (2024). The marginalization of the rebellious ‘other’: Ammu’s resistance in The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. Proceedings of the International Research Conference (IRSGEE), Centre for Gender Equality and Equity, University of Jaffna.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Digital storytelling: An innovative assessment method for assessing speaking skills of undergraduates. Proceedings of the International Research Conference in Education (IRCE) 2025, University of Jaffna.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Students’ resistance to “Big Match, 1983”: A deferred dream in the G.C.E. (O/L) curriculum. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Language, Literature & Linguistics 2025, University of Jaffna.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Echoes of the past: Time to preserve lullabies in the Northern Region, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference, organized by the National Library and Documentation Services Board, Sri Lanka.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Gender Portrayal in Sri Lankan Television Advertisements—An Analysis. Published in Samuka Ariviyal Veli: Social Science Journal.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Reshaping attitudes and changing perspectives beyond stigma: Inclusion of women in religious rituals. Proceedings of the International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage, Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Artificial intelligence as a personalized tutor to support learners with diverse needs in higher education. Proceedings of the 7th International Research Symposium in Humanities. and Social Sciences (IRSHSS 2025): AI in Higher Education—Prospects and Challenges, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

• Sivakugan, A. (2025). Bridging the gap: Aligning professional development with classroom needs in English language teaching (p32-40). Published as full paper In Proceedings of the International Conference on Languages, Literature, and Linguistics. Post Graduate Institute of English.

• Sivakugan, A. (2026). Gender bias in primary and junior secondary Hinduism textbooks in Sri Lanka: A barrier to gender equality (p12-20). Full paper published on Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. Women’s Education and Research Centre.

• Sivakugan, A. (2026). AI as a Mediator in Language Learning and the Reshaping of Power in the Global South. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference, Postcolonialism and New-Imperialism Today, Sri Lanka Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (SLACLALS), Sri Lanka.

• Drama Coordinator, Golden Jubilee Global Language Day (2024).

• Registration Coordinator, First International Conference on Decolonizing English (2025).

• Editorial Committee Member, (ICDE, 2025).

• Action Committee Member, Career Fair 2025, University of Jaffna.

• Action Committee Member, 6th Undergraduate Research Symposium in Arts – 2026 (URSA-2026)

Translation work

• Translated a keynote speech on “Sustainable Development through Gender Equity and Equality in the New Normal – An Ontological Perspective” delivered by Prof. Maithree Wickramasinghe at the research conference organized by the Centre for Gender Equality and Equity in 2022.

• Vinasithamby Kanagasingam Prize for being the best student in English Literature at the Honours

• Dr. Vijayaratnam John Manoharan Kennedy memorial award for the best dissertation in English Literature given by the University of Jaffna.

• University prize for the best performance in English Literature at the fourth examination in Arts.