Mrs. S. Karthikeyan

Past Appointments and Positions

Temporary Lecturer in Linguistics at Dept. of Linguistics & English, University of Jaffna from 20.10.2014 to 15.06.2015

Temporary Lecturer in Tamil at the Dept. of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya from 29.02.2016 to 16.02.2018

Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics for Higher diploma in trilingual studies at Department Of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya from 11.12.2016 – 31.01.2018

Teaching

Language and Linguistics in South Asia, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar, Translation Techniques on multi Lingual Context, Contrastive Linguistics, Phonology of Tamil and English

Research Interests

Contrastive Linguistics, Syntax, Transformational Generative Grammar and Translation Techniques on multi Lingual Context

Publications and Presentations

• Published a Research Thesis to Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya in -2018- for the post graduate studies of Masters in Linguistics, with the supervising of Dr. C.D.H.M Premaratne, Title is "The Interference of First Language in learning Tamil as a Second Language in Sri Lanka – A Case study’.

• Published a Research Thesis to Department of Linguistics, University of Jaffna -2014- for the Final year Examination, with the supervising of Prof. Subathini Ramesh Title is "Sujatha's en iniyaiyaṉṯirā – Stylistic Approach" in Tamil medium.

• Published & Presented a research paper with the collaboration of Dr.Subathini Ramesh in second International Conference on contemporary management (ICCM) held on 11^th & 12^th , June, 2015, which was organized by the faculty of management studies & commerce, University of Jaffna - Titled ‘R[hjhtpd; ehtypy; nrhy;epiy cj;jpfs;- eilapay; mZFKiw’, ISSN: 2448 - 9883, PP 126 – 138.

• Published & Presented a research abstract in second International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka (ICLSL-2016) which was organized by the department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya – held on 25^th August, 2016 - Titled “The grammatical aspects of grade-10 Tamil language and literature old (2007) and new(2015) syllabuses: A comparative analysis”. ISSN: 2513 – 2954, PP: 105

• Published & Presented a research abstract in Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka (ICLSL-2017) which was organized by the department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya – held on 21^st November, 2017- Titled “First Language Interference in learning Tamil as a Second Language – A case study”. ISSN: 2513 – 2954, PP: 134

• Published & presented a research abstract in 18^th Conference on Postgraduate Research International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC) - 2017 which was organized by the Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, held on 08^th December 2017, on the topic of “Past tense errors of undergraduates in learning Tamil as a Second Language – A case study". PP: 93

• Published a Research article for PRABHĀ- Academic journal 5^th Issue - Volume I - 2017. which was published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya , on the topic of ",yq;;ifapy; jkpo; nkhopia ,uz;lhk; nkhopahff; fw;fpd;w khzth;fs; Ngr;Rj; jkpopy; fhyq;fhl;Lk; tpidr; nrhw;fisg; gad;gLj;Jtjpy; Vw;gLj;;Jk; ,yf;fzj; jtWfis mbg;gilahff; nfhz;l Ma;T". PP: 301-325, ISBN 2279 – 3127.

• Published a Research article for WĀGĪSHĀ- Felicitation Volume Dedicated to Prof. Ashoka C. Premaratne - 2017. which was published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya , on the topic of "jkpo; nkhopAk; ,yf;fpaKk; (juk; 10) gioa (2007) kw;Wk; Gjpa (2015) ghlj;jpl;l E}y;fspy; ,lk;ngw;Ws;s ,yf;fz mk;rq;fs; Fwpj;j xg;gPl;lha;T – nkhopapay; Nehf;F". PP: 122-135, ISBN 978 – 955-704-033-2.

• Published Research article for WĀGĪSHĀ- Felicitation Volume Dedicated to Chair & Senior Professor R.M.W. Rajapakshe - 2017. which was published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya , on the topic of "jkpo; rpq;fs nkhopfspd; Ngr;R tof;fpy; cs;s tpidg;nghUz;ikj; Jiztpidfspd; njhopw;ghL gw;wpa xg;gPl;lha;T". PP: 139-155, ISBN 978 – 955-704-034-9.

• Presented & published a research paper in Fifth International Conference on contemporary management (ICCM) held on 29^th & 30^th , July, 2019, which was organized by the faculty of management studies & commerce, University of Jaffna - Titled ‘Syntactic Difficulties encountered by native speakers in learning a Second Language in Sri Lanka: based on concord of sentences’

• Published a research article in Thirukkural world Conference - held in Kuala lumpur - Malaysia 2019, Organized by the ‘Thamilthai Trust, Thanjavur’, titled ‘,d;iwa r%fr; #oypy; jpUf;Fwspd; Njit’. ISBN: 978-81909877-5-2, PP: 152-158.

• Published & Presented a research abstract in 20^th Conference on Postgraduate Research International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPRC) - 2019 which was organized by the Faculty of Graduate studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, held on 08^th December 2017, on the topic of "The Influence of Sinhalese Dative Case suffix /-ʈə/ in Learning Tamil as a Second Language in Sri Lanka: A Case Study". PP: 117

• Published a research article in 2020 at the international conference on literature and social consciousness, which was organized by the Department of English, Bharathidasan College of arts and science, erode, India , on the topic of "A study on the cultural - Linguistics aspects of people of Jaffna - based on Folk songs" , pp-465-473.

Membership and Services

Contributed for the phase III of the Inter – University Gender Festival 2018, which was successfully held from 20^th to 23^rd February 2018, conducted by the Centre for Gender Equity/ Equality of the University Grant Commission in Collaboration with the Centre for Gender Studies of the University of Kelaniya.

Editor for the Academic journal "PRABHĀ" 5^th Issue - Volume I & II. Published by the Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka - 2017.

Sub Editor for the Felicitation Volume –‘WĀGĪSHĀ’ - Dedicated to Prof. Ashoka C. Premaratne in 2017 which was published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.

Sub Editor for the Felicitation Volume –‘WĀGĪSHĀ’ - Dedicated to Chair & Senior Professor R.M.W. Rajapakshe in 2017 which was published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.

Member of the organizing committee of the second international conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, organized by the Department of Linguistics University of Kelaniya on 25^th August 2016.

Member of the organizing committee of the Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, organized by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya on 21^st November 2017.

Member of the organizing committee of the first undergraduate research conference on Linguistics, organized by the Department of Linguistics University of Kelaniya on 9^th November 2016.