- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Languages
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Language Enhancement Skills I -Undergraduate -
Language Enhancement Skills II -Undergraduate -
Head/ Dept of Languages - Head/ Dept of Languages (2017 To 2023)
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Peradeniya ,1997 BSc (special) in Physics
Masters, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ,2002 MS in Physics
Masters, University of Kelaniya ,2008 MA in Linguistics
Masters, Post Graduate Institute of English, Open University of Sri Lanka ,2012 MA in Teaching English as a Second Language
Masters, Open University of Sri Lanka ,2019 MA in Development Studies and Public Policy
Career
Head/ Dept of Languages: 2017 - 2023
Honours and Awards
Publications*
S. J. Gunawardena,".Demotivation vs. Proficiency in Second Language Learning – A Quantitative Study Involving Engineering Students.",5th International Research Symposium 2025 (EDIRS 2025),Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,2025,131–135
S. J. Gunawardena,".Demotivation in L2 Learning: A Quantitative Exploration of Engineering Students' Perceptions.",11th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IConArts 2025),Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka,2025,69