W. Gaya Rangani Ariyawanse
Designation: Lecturer (Probationary)
Department: Department of Language Skills Development
Telephone                   : +94-11-2891878
Fax                              : +94-11-2892333
E-mail                         : gayaariyawanse@gmail.com


Academic Qualification

M.Phil in Korean – Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (Reading)

M.A in Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language – Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea,2013

Language School (Advanced), Cheonjuuniversity, South Korea, 2010

B.A - University of Kelaniya, 2009

Language School (intermediate), Kyunghee University, South Korea, 2008


Research Interests

  • Teaching Korean as a Foreign Language
  • Korean Culture and Literature
  • Applied Linguistics


International/ National Seminar Presentations

1. Ariyawanse, W.G.R. (2017), "The problems faced by Sri Lankan students who learn Korean as a Foreign Language", Staff Development Programme 2017, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

2. Ariyawanse, W.G.R. (2017), ‘Korean Language and Culture Education through Tele-dramas focusing on ‘Tree with deep roots’, AKS Interdisciplinary Conference - “Emerging Trends in Korean Studies in South Asia : An interdisciplinary perspective”, Katmandu University, Nepal.

3. Ariyawanse, W.G.R. (2016), ‘Vocabulary lesson for Sri Lankan Korean Language learners - Study on lexical features of Korean and Sinhala’ , 22nd International Conference on Korean Studies - Education and Research on Korean Language and Literature in South Korea, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.


Research & Publications

Books:

  • Korean Language Grammar for TOPIK learners ( on going )
  • “ Korean-English-Sinhala Dictionary” ,  Author publication
  •  – ISBN 978-955-43486-0-8 (2016)
  • Korean Language 2, G.C.E Ordinary Level Grade 11 text book, 2016

Research Articles:

1.  Ariyawanse, W.G.R. (2017), ‘Korean Language and Culture Education through Tele-dramas focusing on ‘Tree with deep roots’, “Emerging Trends in Korean Studies in South Asia : An interdisciplinary perspective”, Katmandu University, Nepal.

2. Ariyawanse, W.G.R. (2016), ‘Vocabulary lesson for Sri Lankan Korean Language learners - Study on lexical features of Korean and Sinhala’, Education and Research on Korean Language and Literature in South Korea, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

Translations:

1. Korean Language 1 , G.C.E Ordinary Level Grade 10 text book, 2015

2. The short stories book "Muhudu Baba SahaThawath Katha" published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya- 2009

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