{"id":531,"date":"2022-09-28T05:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T05:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elt.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=531"},"modified":"2026-05-13T00:03:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T00:03:24","slug":"dr-k-shanmuganathan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elt.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/dr-k-shanmuganathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr.K.Shanmuganathan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"531\" class=\"elementor elementor-531\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f133b11 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f133b11\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1da7ac\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210e2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"210e2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr.K.Shanmuganathan<br \/>Senior Lecturer Gr I<br \/>kshan@univ.jfn.ac.lk<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4da73e9\" data-id=\"4da73e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7446ca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7446ca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1211\"><ul><li>Ph.D in Linguistics<\/li><li>MPhil in Linguistics<\/li><li>M.A in Linguistics<\/li><li>Post Graduate Diploma in Education<\/li><li>Bachelors Degree in Arts<\/li><li>Diploma in English Language teaching<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Professional Qualifications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1212\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1212\"><ul><li>Senior lecturer in English Language Teaching at University of Jaffna since 2009. (From October 2009 to To date)<\/li><li>Lecturer in English Language Teaching at University of Jaffna since 2000.<\/li><li>Teacher of English Language at primary and secondary schools for 17 years. (From April 1982 to Feb 2000)<\/li><li>Visiting lecturer in conducting lectures for the teachers who followed PGD in Edu. at University of Jaffna.<\/li><li>Subject Matter Expert for the BBM Online Course conducted by University of Jaffna<\/li><li>Visiting lecturer in conducting lectures for the teachers following B.Ed. (English Course) at NIE from 2008.<\/li><li>Sub &#8211; coordinator for the certificate course for Non-English teachers at University of Jaffna in 2011.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1213\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1213\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Research & Publications<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1213\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1213\"><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Refereed and Indexed Journals<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">An abstract published on \u201cThe Effect of Explicit Contrastive Instruction in Learning Difficult L2 Grammatical Forms\u201d: A Cross Linguistic Approach, in the journal of Annual Research Conference VCARS 2011 in the Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna in 2011.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">An abstract published on \u201cThe Effect of Computer Technology in Developing Communicative Competence in ESL of Undergraduates\u201d HETC Symposium 2014 held on7th &amp; 8th July 2014 at Hotel Galadari, Colombo, Higher Education for the 21st Century (HETC) Project.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper published on \u201cHistorical Perspective of English and Some Pedagogical Problems and Solutions in Teaching English in Sri Lankan Schools\u201d -International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, Volume 7, Issue 6, June 2017 ISSN 2250-3153.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper published on \u201cImpact of L1 on learning ESL (English as a Second Language) grammar skills of the ESL language learners- An error analysis with special reference to the undergraduates of the University of Jaffna\u201d. IJSSHR, Volume 1 Issue 1 2017 Registration no.- c\/503888.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research article published on \u201cConstraints in Tamil-English Code Mixing among the Urban Jaffna Tamils\u201d &#8211; Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 20:3 March 2020.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research article published on\u201d An Attitudinal Study on the Role of Grammar in the Communicative Approach to Second Language Teaching\u201d &#8211; Language in India www.languageinindia.com ISSN 1930-2940 Vol. 20:4 April 2020.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>International Conferences<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cIntegration of CALL with Traditional Classroom Pedagogy in Teaching English as a Second Language to the Students of the University of Jaffna\u201d in the First European Conference on Technology in the Classroom held on July 11th-14th 2013 at the Thistle Brighton Hotel, King\u2019s Road, Brighton BN1 2GS United Kingdom.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cImpediments Encountered in Developing Writing Skills of the Undergraduates of University of Jaffna\u201d in the First European Conference on Technology in the Classroom held on July 18th-21st 2013 at the Thistle Brighton Hotel, King\u2019s Road, Brighton BN1 2GS United Kingdom.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cA Sociolinguistic Study on Tamil English Code-Mixing among Urban Bilinguals &#8211; A Study on Pedagogical Perspective\u201d at JAFOR International Conference on Language Learning \u2013 Dubai 2018 Held on February 16-18, 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cA study on the Role of Grammar in the Communicative Approach to Second Language Teaching\u201d at International Conference on Advanced Research in Education held on 7th -9th March 2019, in London, United Kingdom.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u2018The Role of Grammar in the Communicative Approach to Second Language Teaching\u2019 at JAFOR International Conference on Language Learning in 2021.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>National and Regional Conferences<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cThe Effect of Explicit Contrastive Instruction in Learning Difficult L2 Grammatical Forms\u201d: A Cross Linguistic Approach, in Annual Research Conference VCARS 2011 in the Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna in 2011.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cThe effectiveness of Employing CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) in Teaching English as a Second Language to undergraduates of the University of Jaffna\u201d in 19th Annual Research Conference of Jaffna Science Association, University of Jaffna in 2012.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cImpact of L1 in Teaching Morphosyntactic Features of English \u2013 A cross Linguistic Approach\u201d at International conference on contemporary management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce University of Jaffna held on 14th &amp; 15rd March, 2014.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cLinguistic Constraints on Tamil English Code-Mixing\u201d at International Postgraduate Research Conference organized by FGS, University of Kelaniya held on 10th and 11th December 2015.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cCode-mixing as a Communication Strategy among Urban Tamil Bilinguals\u201d at Second International Research Conference organized by Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya held on 26th August 2016.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u201cCode Mixing as a Ruled Governed Phenomenon\u2013 A study with Special Reference to the Tamil-English Mixed Discourse\u201d at Second International Research Conference organized by Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya held on 21st November 2017.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Research paper presented on \u2018Role of Subject Verb Agreement in Developing Writing Skills of the Second Year Arts\u2019 at GLOBAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONFERENCE held in January 2022.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1214\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1214\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Activities<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1214\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1214\"><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Membership in Editorial Boards of Research Journals<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Served as a member of Editorial Board of The IAFOR Journal of Language Learning (IAFOR JLL) is an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR\u2019s international conferences on language learning<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Panelist of Research Conferences and Symposiums<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Served as a Chief Editor for the Symposium on English language Teaching (SELT) conducted by DELT -2019<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Chair person \u2013ICCM, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,- 2021<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Chair person -Vavuniya University International Research Conference (VUIRC -2021) October 15, 2021<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Reviewer of Research Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0Served as a reviewer for the African Educational Research Journal (AERJ),www.netjournals.org.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Served as a senior reviewerThe IAFOR Journal of Language Learning (IAFOR JLL), an internationally reviewed and editorially independent interdisciplinary journal associated with IAFOR\u2019s international conferences on language learning.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Served as a reviewer for Vavuniya University International Research Conference (VUIRC -2021) October 15, 2021<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Resource Person \/ Mentor \/ Consultant<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Subject Matter Expert for BBM online degree programme<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Reviewer for the English course module for BBM online degree programme.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1215\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1215\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" 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