Dr.T.Karunakaran

Dr.T.Karunakaran
Senior Lecturer Gr I

Current Status       : PhD (English Language Education)
Held at                    : English and Foreign Languages University,                                                         Hyderabad, India.
Research Title        : Socio-cultural Factors and Bilingual Education in                                             Jaffna –An Impact Study
Highest Education : MPhil in Linguistics (English Medium)
Held at                     : University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Research Title         : English Borrowings in Jaffna Tamil From 1993 to                                            2006
Duration                    : Two years
Second Degree        : MA (English Medium)
Subject                      : Linguistics
Held at                      : University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Duration                    : One year
First Degree              : B.A.
Held at                       : University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Subjects                    : English, Linguistics, Sociology
Grade                         : Second Class (Lower Division)

Books Published

  • Karunakaran, T. (2015). Skill based language learning. Kumaran Book House, Colombo. ISBN: 978-955-659-474-4.
  • Karunakaran,T., & Devi,D.(2017). Teaching English as second language. Kumaran Book House, Colombo.ISBN:978-955-659-571-0
  • Wijeratne,K.,Devendra,D.,Jeyathilake,C.,Assella,S, Warnapala, K.,
  • Karunakaran,T.,Bandara,A., & Attygalle,R.R.(2018). English resource book for G.C.E.A/L. Department of English, National Institute of Education, Maharagama.
  • Karunakaran, T., Rajendran, S., & Gejeswari,N. (2018). Socio-cultural perspective of language teaching, learning and acquisition. Sarasavi Publishers, Colombo. ISBN:978-955-31-1321-4.
  • Karunakaran, T., Rajendran, S., & Gejeswari,N. (2021). Dimensions of translation, Sarasavi Publishers, Colombo. ISBN:978-955-31-2300-8

List of Papers published in International and National Journals

  • Karunakaran, T., & Devimeenakshi, K. (2017).Implementing task-based learning methods in Indian classroom. Journal of Education and Human Development, American Research Institute for Policy Development, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 175-181 (Indexed in ISI, Scopus, Pubmed).
  • Karunakaran,T., Karthikeyan,J.,Chong Seng,T ,& Christopher Rajasekaran,W.(2019). Outlook of University Students and their Profession Strategy. Jour of Adv Research in Dynamical & Control Systems, Vol. 11, 11,pp.848-854.
  • Baskar,C.V.,and Karunakaran,T.(2020).The effect of Tasks in enhancing the speaking and writing skills of the ESL tertiary learners.SALSAS,Faculty if Arts ,University of Jaffna,Vol.3:1,pp.40-50.
  • Karunakaran,T,. Adaikalam,A., Saravanan,V.,and Sankar,G.(2021). Strategies of psycholinguistics on the acquisition of third language from the second language. Elementary Education Online,Vol.20:5,pp. 3750-3755

Published as Full Papers

  • Karunakaran, T. (2012). Bilingual education in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the International Conference of the Dept. Of History, University of Jaffna,pp.402-409
  • Karunakaran, T. (2014). Bilingualism and second language acquisition: A review-proceeding of the International Conference of Commerce and Management by Faculty of Commerce and Management at the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Chair Person – Conferences

  • Served as a Chairperson at the National Conference organized by RISI and ELTIF, Bangalore, India on 29th December 2018.
  • Chairperson at the International Conference organized by the Dept. of English, Sri Krishna Arts and Science College, Coimbatore, India on 9th February 2019.
  • Chairperson at the National Conference organized by the Dept. of English and Foreign Languages, Bharathiar University, India on 8th March 2019.
  • Chaired a technical session at the International Symposium organized by DELT, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka on 15.11.2019.
  • Chaired a technical session at the International Symposium or organized by DELT, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka on 30.06.2021.

Resource Person in Training Programmes, Workshops and Seminars

  • Served as a Resource Person at NIE and drafted a syllabus for B.Ed. from 28th June to 30th June 2017.
  • Served as a Resource Person at the International Workshop organized by the Dept. of English, Bharathidasan University on 13th February 2019.
  • Served as a Master Teacher and supervised the teaching practice of Mrs P,Selvakumar, Pg. Diploma in BE, PGIE,OUSL(2020)
  • Serving as a Master Teacher and supervising the teaching practice of Mrs .G,Vidiya and Mrs. S.Pakeersthy, Pg. Diploma in BE,PGIE,OUSL 2021.
  • Serving as a Resource Person at CODL and conducting lectures for B.Com(Exteranl) from 2020 till date.
  • Serving as a Resource Person at CODL and conduction lectutres for Diploma in Professional English from Dec 2021 to till date.

Membership in Professional Associations

Accredited Member –

  • TESL Ontario (Professional Association for Teaching English as Second Language in Ontario, Canada)
  • TESL Canada (Professional Association for Teaching English as Second Language in Canada)

Member 

  • Sri Lanka English Language Teachers’ Association (SLELTA)
  • University Teacher’s Association, University of Jaffna.
  • English language Teachers’ Association of India.
  • WEC (Writers Editors Critics), India.
  • English Language Teaching Interaction Forum, India.
  • ASIA TEFL
  • Advisory Editorial Board, Literati, A Transnational Peer Reviewed Journal English Language & Literature, India

Executive Member

University Teacher’s Association, University of Jaffna.

Associate Editor

Scholar Critic – An International Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Editorial Board

The Hope Journal of Research, House of Pakistani Educationists, Pakistan 

Co-Editor

 Research Scholar, International Refereed Journal of Literary Exploration

Reviewer

  •  International Journal of English Linguistics, Canadian Center of Science and Education
  • JUICE, University of Jaffna.
  • Lokaratna, EFL University, Hyderabad, India.

Editor

International Journal of English, Language, Literature and Skills, India.  

  • Innovative Academic Research and Dedicated Teaching Faculty Award 2017 by Journal of Engineering Technological Research and Journal of Engineering Technology and Management Science, Malaysia
  • Ontario Certified English Language Teacher 2018(OCELT)