Dean’s Lecture Series – 01st Nov.
The 5th lecture of the Dean’s lecture series in the Faculty of Arts was held on 1st November 2019 at the Faculty Board Room.
Prof. Suresh Canagarajah (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA), delivered the lecture on ‘Post-colonial English Language Curriculum Practices in South Asia’ and Dr. Wenura Palihawadana (Consultant Psychiatrist, Base Hospital, Dambadeniya) delivered the lecture on ‘Psychology of fear and overcoming fear to speak a foreign language‘.
The book titled “Post-colonial Curriculum Practices in South Asia: Building Confidence to Speak English” written by Dr. Asantha U. Attanayake, Senior Lecturer. Department of English Language Teaching, was also launched in the same event.