Dr.(Mrs). Subajana Jeyaseelan

Department of English Language Teaching,
Faculty of Business Studies,
University of Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
Mobile: +94 71 843 3275
Email: subi_08@vau.ac.lk

• English Language and Communicative Skills
• English for Specific Purposes (Sciences & Business Communication)
• English Linguistics and English Literature
• Active Citizenship – Faculty of Technology

• Morphology and Morphemes
• Syntax
• Applied Linguistics
• English Language Teaching and Learning
• Contrastive Analysis and Error Analysis

• Academic and Programme Coordinator, ELTU (2006–2007)
• Part-time Teacher of English, Rambaikkulum Girls’ Maha Vidyalayam (1999–2000)
• Resource Person – English Language, Communicative Skills & ESP (Sciences), Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Jaffna, Vavuniya Campus
• Resource Person – English Language, Communicative Skills & Business Communication, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Jaffna, Vavuniya Campus
• Resource Person – Extension Programmes (Certificate & Diploma in English), Vavuniya Campus (2000–2015)
• Lecturer – ELT & ELL Software Training for School Principals, Northern Province (2010)

• Chief Examiner, GCE (A/L) General English (2008–2009)
• Co-controlling Chief Examiner, GCE (A/L) General English (2009–present)
• Board of Examiners – GCE (A/L) Re-scrutiny (2009–present)
• Exam Invigilator – Diploma in Education (2011)

• Reviewer – VCARS (2010, 2017), VCAIRS (2017), Journal of Science & Management (2018)
• Research Assistant – “Baby Talk” Project (2014–2016)
• Editorial Board Member – Students’ Forum (2017)
• Editorial Board Member – Annual Research Symposium, Vavuniya Campus (2017)
• Reviewer – Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies (2023, 2025)
• Reviewer – ICDE Conference, University of Jaffna (2025)
• Reviewer – Jaffna Science Association (2025)
• Reviewer – JBM Magazine (2021)
• Reviewer – Wayamba University Curriculum Revision (Advanced English for Business Management)

• Faculty Board Member (2017–present)
• Faculty Representative – Economics & Management (2016–2019)
• Member – Institutional Review Team (2018)
• Member – Programme Review Committee, Faculty of Business Studies (2019)
• Coordinator – UTEL (2020)
• Activity Coordinator – AHEAD Project (2019–2022)
• Student Counsellor (2019–2020)
• Member – Research Committee (2021, 2023, 2024)
• Member – Building Committee (2020)
• Chairman – Board of Survey (2014)
• Member – Inquiry Committee (2019)

• General Secretary – Vavuniya Campus Teachers’ Association (2017–2018)
• Secretary – VCTA (2018)
• Career Guidance Adviser & Coordinator (2018–2019)
• Mentor – Faculty of Business Studies (2020–present)
• Member – Australian Linguistic Society (2023)

• Conducted 40+ workshops, seminars, IELTS programmes, school outreach programmes, and professional training sessions across universities and schools in Sri Lanka
• Organiser – International & National Guest Lectures, IELTS Workshops, Academic Literacy Programmes (AHEAD, UTEL, SDC)
• Language Proof-reader – Undergraduate & Postgraduate Theses (IT & Applied Sciences)
• Participant – ILC Tamil Radio (London) Academic Dialogue (2020)

• Leadership Excellence & Personality Development; Excellent Practices in Human Resources Development – Vavuniya Campus (2006)
• Changing Power Equations: A Gender Perspective – University of Madras, Chennai (2007)
• 12th National Workshop on Contemporary Theory – Centre for Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, India (2007)
• National Seminar on Psychology: Promoting Corporate Excellence – University of Madras, Chennai (2008)
• Workshop on Training in Research & Publication – NCAS (2009)
• Workshop on Research Methodology & Data Analysis (2011)
• Workshop on Scholarship of Teaching & Learning & Higher Education Research – SDC, University of Colombo (2011)
• Staff Training Workshops on Curriculum Design & Assessment; Enhancing Student Learning – SDC, University of Colombo (2011)
• BBM Curriculum Revision Workshop – Vavuniya Campus (2013)
• Learning Blocks in Outcome-Based Education – University of Colombo (2015)
• Developing Expertise in Ourselves & Our Students – University of Colombo (2015)
• Problem Identification in Academic Research – SDC, Vavuniya Campus (2016)
• Principles of Effective Course Design – University of Colombo (2016)
• Role of Universities: Sharing Experiences – SDC, Vavuniya Campus (2016)
• IELTS Open Seminar – British Council & Career Guidance Unit, Vavuniya Campus (2017)
• Academic Writing Workshop – Triniard, USA (2017)
• Teaching ESL Writing to Undergraduates – ELTU, University of Jaffna (2017)
• The Politics of Gender, Sexuality and Pedagogy in a Post-Truth World – RMIT University, Melbourne (2017)
• Symposium on Black Theology & Black Power – University of Virginia, USA (2019)
• Five-Week Academic Literacy Curriculum Planning Programme – Tokyo International University & DePaul University, USA (2021)
• Mental Health & Positive Parenting – SDC, Vavuniya Campus (2023)
• ICDE International Conference – University of Jaffna (2025)
• Online Webinar: Plastics in Transition – University of Colombo (2025)

• External Examiner – TESL Undergraduate Dissertations, University of Kelaniya (2022, 2023, 2024)
• External Examiner – UTEL Speaking Test, University of Jaffna (2023)
• Chief Guest – English Day Programmes (2021–2023)
• Honourable Guest – English Day Prize Giving, J/St John’s College (2023)

• Organiser – IELTS Online Workshops (AHEAD Project), Faculty of Applied Sciences (2021, 2022)
• Organiser – Academic Literacy & IELTS Workshops for Undergraduates
• Resource Person – Sentence Patterns & Academic Writing Workshops

Magazine & Professional Publications

• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2009/2010). Deconstructing educational management discourses in Sri Lanka. The Executive.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2008/2009). The language education policy of the government declaring 2009 as the year of English and IT. The Executive, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Jaffna, Vol. IX, 13–20.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2017). Remembering late Mr. Sivapalan as he was. Oasis, Vol. 3.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2019). Reading inclination in the modern era. National Reading Month Journal, 7.

Conference Papers & Proceedings (National & International)

• Jeyaseelan, S., & Manohar, P. (2011). Students’ learning style preferences and student engagement. Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Higher Education in Sri Lanka, SDC–SLAIHEE, University of Colombo.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2012). Group work for stress-free language learning. Proceedings of the 7th Conference on Higher Education in Sri Lanka, SDC–SLAIHEE, University of Colombo.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2015). Errors committed by ESL learners when using nouns in written essays. Proceedings of the 11th SDC–SLAIHEE Conference.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2012). Promoting student-centred active learning approaches. International SLELTA Conference, Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2013). Effective use of techno-audio-visual aids in writing instruction. Proceedings of the 9th Conference on Higher Education in Sri Lanka, SDC–SLAIHEE.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2013). Grammatical morphemes in Sri Lankan creative writing. National Conference on General Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2014). Acquisition order of grammatical morphemes. 8th International SLELTA Conference.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2014). Problems in creative writing by ESL undergraduates. International Conference, Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Wijeratne, W. M. (2015). Error analysis in ESL writing. International Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Wijeratne, W. M. (2016). Grammatical morpheme acquisition and writing errors. International Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2016). Morphological errors of first-year undergraduates. IC-HUSO, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Wijeratne, W. M. (2016). Tamil baby talk: A comparative study. 17th International Postgraduate Research Conference, University of Kelaniya.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2017). Syllabication and comparative/superlative use. 3rd International Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2018). Noun phrase formation in business letter writing. Proceedings of WinC2018, Wayamba University.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2019). EMI in business management courses. International Conference on Sociolinguistics and Ecolinguistics (ICSE), Miami, USA.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Nirogith, A. (2021). Writing challenges in summative assessments. Rajarata University International Conference.
• Nirogith, A., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2021). Needs analysis of science faculty course manuals. Rajarata University International Conference.
• Atchuthan, Y., Jeyaseelan, S., & Elangkumaran, P. (2021). English teaching in Sri Lankan primary schools. University of Vavuniya Research Conference.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2022). Thematic diversity reference model for essay writing. University of Waterloo Teaching & Learning Conference.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Senaratne, C. D. (2022). Syntactic structural analysis of student writing. FGS Annual Conference, University of Colombo.
• Nirogith, A., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2022). Language assessment principles in Grade 10 exams. IHRA Conference, University of Colombo.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2023). Cohesive devices in ESL essays. NCFLL, Rajarata University.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2023). Stylistic analysis of Jacques Prévert’s “Breakfast”. FGS Annual Conference, University of Colombo.
• Subajana, J., & Senaratne, C. D. (2024). Chomskyan substitution transformations and ESL essay writing. University of Colombo.
• Subajana, J., & Senaratne, C. D. (2024). Clausal analysis in ESL essays. University of Peradeniya.
• Subajana, J.* & Senaratne, C. D. (2024, December 19). An investigation of clauses in essay writing by ESL undergraduates at a state university in Sri Lanka: A critical study for enhancing teaching pedagogy. Paper presented at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.

Journal Publications

• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2009). The construction of human resource English: A discourse analytic approach. Proceedings of the Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Sessions, University of Jaffna.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2016). Common morphological errors in English writing of first-year undergraduates of Vavuniya Campus as second language learners. Proceedings of the Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Sessions, 22–30.
• Jeyaseelan, S., & Wijeratne, W. M. (2017). A comparative study of words in Tamil baby talk. Journal of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, 5(2), 57–71.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2020). The implication of syllabication on the use of comparative and superlative adjectives in essay writing. Journal of Business Management, 3(1), 158–177.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2020). Noun phrase formation in business letter writing in English. Journal of Business Management, 1(1), 34–57.
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2019). The implications of English as the medium of instruction in business management courses at Vavuniya Campus. Journal of Business Management, 2(1), 165–192.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2021). The forms and functions of derivational morphemes in The Island newspaper editorials. Journal of Business Management, 1(1).
• Gnanaseelan, J., & Jeyaseelan, S. (2023). The thematic diversity reference model for English essay writing and assessment. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (IJMS).
• Subajana, J., & Senaratne, C. D. (2023). Syntactic factors impacting essay writing skills of learners of English as a second language. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies (IJMS), 10(3), 117–136.
• Subajana, J., & Senaratne, C. D. (2024). The significance of sentence patterns in enhancing essay writing for ESL undergraduates: A systematic literature review. VISTAS, 17(2).
• Subajana, J., & Senaratne, C. D. (2025). Use of complex noun phrases in essay writing of English as a second language learners. Colombo Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 9(1–2), 76–98. https://doi.org/10.4038/cjmr.v9i1-2.81

• Subajana, J. (2017, July 14). Keep the country clean. Daily News.
• Subajana.J (2017, August 23). Menace of stray dogs and cattle on Vavuniya streets. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2017, September 1). Cell-phones: Tools or toys? Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2017, September 7). University of Vanni: A timely need. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2017, October 26). Self-discipline and self-education are interrelated. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2017, September 13). Appreciation. The Island.
• Subajana, J. (2018, February 28). Lessons from Melbourne. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, March 9). Mucky monkeys mucking about. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, March 13). To survive in peace and harmony, a strong unity is needed. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, March 21). Ragging: A psychological phenomenon. Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, April 5). Caning: Still in practice even at tuition centres! Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, April 24). The 9 As: A real indicator of intelligence? Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2018, May 1). Religions are to guide, not to fight! Daily News.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2018, March 31). My Choice (Book review). Daily News.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2020, October 6). Breaking Barriers – A poetry collection (Book review). Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2020, November 23). Poems without barriers (Book review). Daily News.
• Subajana, J. (2020, November 17). Poems without barriers (Book review). Thinakural Junior Star.

• Jeyaseelan, S. (2017). A Thousand Miles to Go: An Anthology of Poems.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2022). The Sun Never Sets.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2026). Round and Round.
• Jeyaseelan, S. (2023). Article contribution in Paathai Koorum Velli Tharahaikal (The Silver Stars that Tell the Path). Northern Provincial Council Publication.

• Date of Birth: 08 July
• Place of Birth: Jaffna, Sri Lanka
• Nationality: Sri Lankan

• Primary Education: Convent, Jaffna (1977–1982)
• Secondary Education: Vembadi Girls’ High School, Jaffna (1983–1990)