Awareness Seminar on G.C.E. A/L English - 2021

The Department of Linguistics & English organized an outreach seminar to create awareness among school students about the subject English (Subject No: 73) which GCE AL students can take as one of the main subjects. The seminar was held on the 10th of April 2021 at the Kailasapathy Auditorium of the University of Jaffna. This seminar offered an opportunity to publicize the steps taken by the Department of Linguistics & English to provide academic support to the students who are taking English as a core subject at present.

Students, teachers and parents from Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts participated in this seminar.

Prof. Srisatkunarajah, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Dr. K. Suthakar, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Mr. Saminadan Wimal, the Head of the Department of Linguistics & English and Miss. Rathani Balasundaram, Assistant Director of Education (English - Northern Province) spoke at the event.

Dr (Mrs) V. M. S. Yoharatnam, Dr. M. Thiruvarangan and Ms. E de Silva, faculty who teach English Literature at the University of Jaffna, served as resource persons.

Many students who attended the seminar signed up for the seminar sessions on GCE AL English organized by the Department of Linguistics & English.