Dr. Nipunika Dilani Senior Lecturer (Grade I) Department of English +94112891878                 Ext: 2274 nipunika@bpu.ac.lk

Academic Qualification

• B.A., University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
• M.A. in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
• Ph.D. Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
• M.A. in TESL, University of Sri Jayewardenepura 

Academic Experience

• Senior Lecturer Gr. I, Department of English, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (01. 02. 2022 to date)
• Senior Lecturer Gr. II, Department of English, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka ( 01.02. 2016-01.02.2022)
• Lecturer (Probationary), Department of English, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (03.02.2011.– 01.02.2014)
• Instructor in English, English Language Teaching Unit, University of Ruhuna (2006-2009)

Research interests

• Buddhism, English Literature and Linguistics

International/ National Seminar Presentations

International Conferences

• Dilani, N. (2025). Enhancing ESL skills through Buddhist content integration: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the Paris Conference on Education (PCE2025), Sorbonne University International Conference Center (CICSU), Paris, France.
• Dilani, N. (2025). Cultivating empathy in children through Buddhist Jataka tales: An experimental study. Paper presented at the 3rd International Scholar Conference, Guang Ming College, Philippines.
• Dilani, N. (2024). The portrayal of death in “The Village in the Jungle”. Paper presented at the First International Conference on Critical South Asian Death Studies, University of Münster, English Department. https://www.unimuenster.de/imperia/md/content/englischesseminar/stein/conference_programme_csads.pdf
• Dilani, N. (2023). The utility value of the scientific method in the process of knowledge production in social sciences and humanities reflected in refereed journals: A case study in a Sri Lankan state university. Paper presented at the Research Symposium of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2023). The influence of Buddhism on the portrayal of peace and tranquility in Sri Lankan poetry in English. Paper presented at the 64th FOSWAL Literary Festival, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfLkcajImA4
• Dilani, N. (2023). Motivation to learn English in nurses. Paper presented at JANET 2023 Conference, JANET Organization, Japan. https://www.janetorg.com/_files/ugd/e91be0_7e289572752a41788e9a91dabf5b6a78.pdf?index=true
• Dilani, N. (2022). An analysis of social realism portrayed through nature in Sri Lankan English poetry. Paper presented at the Literature Conference on Environment and Literature, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, India.
• Dilani, N. (2022). Being enlightened on alternative assessment: “A day I felt that I am truly playing the role of assessor”. Paper presented at the Teacher Journeys Conference 2022, JALT SIG TD, Japan.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUSN2YPd_XE
• Dilani, N. (2022). A narratological analysis of Othello and Culla-Paduma Jātaka. Paper presented at the Literature Conference on Environment and Literature, Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature, India.
• Dilani, N. (2021). Input modification for optimal acquisition of English in online teaching. Paper presented at the Second International Online Conference, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369474763_Conference_Proceeding_Pedagogical_Efficacy_in_Global_Context_BPU_webinar_Series_2_nd_International_Online_Conference
• Dilani, N. (2019). Authoritative parenting style and faith development theory: Inculcating Buddhist faith in children. Paper presented at the 5th Humanistic Buddhist Youth Forum, Fo Guang Shan, Singapore.
• Dilani, N. (2019). An exploration of nature in terms of achieving bliss of happiness and realization. Paper presented at the Dhamma Dharma Conference, Nalanda University, Rajgir, India.
• Dilani, N. (2017). Beat Buddhism: Interaction of Buddhism in the poetry of Beats. Paper presented at the International Conference on Buddhism: Tradition, Ideology and Dissent, Gautam Buddha University, India.
• Dilani, N. (2016). Inculcating moral principles in children through Buddhist Jātaka stories in contrast to popular bedtime stories of the West. Paper presented at the 3rd Humanistic Buddhist Youth Forum, Fo Guang Shan, Singapore.
• Dilani, N. (2016). A comparative study of fall of aristocracy as depicted in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and Punyakante Wijenaike’s Giraya. Paper presented at the 100th Professional Development Programme of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2016). A comparative study of nature imagery used by the English Romantic poets and the Buddhist Theras in Thera Gāthā. Paper presented at the 6th International Conference – SLABS, Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies.
• Dilani, N. (2015). A comparative analysis of the address of social issues in modern Sri Lankan and Indian poetry. Paper presented at the SSEASR 6th International Conference, Center for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya.
• Dilani, N. (2015, [Month if known]). Importance of Sinhalese lullabies & nursery rhymes to inculcate moral values and discipline. Paper presented at the 3rd International Buddhist Conference, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy (SIBA), Kandy.
• Dilani, N. (2015). Buddhist perspective of love and revenge with reference to William Shakespeare’s Othello and Culla-Paduma Jātaka (No. 193). Paper presented at the 4th International Conference, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2015). A study of sexual jealousy in the West and the East with reference to a selection of Shakespearean plays and Jātaka stories. Paper presented at the Professional Development Programme of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2015). Motivational strategies used by the Buddha and their applicability in teaching English as a second language. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
• Dilani, N. (2014). An analysis of Buddhist concepts in a selection of literary works of Sri Lankan writers in English. Paper presented at the Professional Development Programme of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2013). Women in the early Buddhist society and the modern society: With special reference to the female characters in a selection of Jātaka stories and modern feminist poetry. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference, Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies (SLABS), and the Professional Development Programme of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2012). Motivation of R. C. Gardner's revised socio-educational model of second language learning in the context of monastic education. Paper presented at the International Buddhist Conference, Buddhasravaka Bhikshu University.
• Dilani, N. (2012). Introducing an effective approach for second language teaching based on teaching approaches highlighted in Buddhism. Paper presented at the 5th Conference of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2012). Motivation and motivational strategies to improve English in the monastic education system . Paper presented at the Professional Development Programme of the Academic Staff, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
• Dilani, N. (2012). Teaching English through Buddhist Jātaka stories. Paper presented at the 1st National Conference, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
  

Research & Publications

Research Articles Published in Refereed /Indexed Journals

• Dilani, N. (2024). Web blog as an alternative assessment for humanities: an exploratory case study. Uruguayan Encounters, 17 (2). https://doi.org/10.59842/17.2.2499
• Dilani, N. (2024). Performance of the concept of time in Buddhist Jataka narratives. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2024.2429936
• Dilani, N. (2024). Bridging the Shakespearean and Jataka Narratives: AN arratological Analysis of Othello and Sambulā Jātaka (519). Religions, 15(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/rel15111298
• Dilani, N. & Gamage, U.  (2024). The Impact of English Lexical Categories on Modern Colloquial Sinhala Language with Special Reference to Neologism and Borrowing. Theory and Practice in Language Studies (TPLS), 14(2). Academy Publication. https://tpls.academypublication.com/index.php/tpls/issue/view/540.
• Dilani, N. (2024). The Influence of Buddhism on the Portrayal of Peace and Tranquility in Sri Lankan Poetry in English. International Journal on Multicultural Literature (IJML),14(1), January 2024. http://www.ijmljournal.com.
• Dilani, N. & Gamage, U. (2022). The Rationale Behind the Influence of English onModern Colloquial Sinhala Language. Advances in Social Sciences ResearchJournal,9(9). Publisher Services for Science and Education Ltd, United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.99.13019
• Dilani, N. (2021). Teaching Buddhist Vocabulary to the Undergraduates of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. Journal for the Study of English Linguistics,9(1). https://doi.org/10.5296/jsel.v9i1.18991
• Dilani, N. (2021). A descriptive analysis of the use of the numerical morpheme, 'ekǝ' (one), by the native speakers of Sinhala. European Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics studies, 5(3). http://dx.doi.org/10.46827/ejlll.v5i3.308.

Research Articles Published in Double Blind Reviewed Refereed Journals

• Dilani, N. & Gamage, U.  (2024). The Influence of English Language in the Production of Mixed Compounds in Colloquial Sinhala. Akyana – Narrations,09(1).  https://www.sab.ac.lk/cikcs/volume-09-issue-01
• Dilani, N. (2023). Motivation to Learn English in Sri Lankan Nurses. Nursing EnglishNexus,7(2), 15–24.. Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching.  http://www.janetorg.com/nexus
• Dilani, N. (2022). Cathartic Egression of Emotions in Shakespearean Plays and Buddhist Jātaka Stories. Language Studies (JLS), 6(1). Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. Homagama.  https://jls.sljol.info/
• Dilani, N. (2022). An exploratory study of using the immediate recall protocol for testing reading comprehension of undergraduates in a selected university in Colombo. Language Studies (JLS), 5(2). 
• Dilani, N. (2020). An Analysis of the Utility of Morphological Knowledge in Teaching English as a Second Language for the Buddhist Monks. Journal of Language Studies (JLS),4(2). 
• Dilani, N. (2019). Applying motivational strategies used by the Buddha in teaching English as a second language. Journal of Language Studies (JLS), 3(1). 
• Dilani, N. (2018). A Literature Review Based Analysis of “Island” in the Buddhist Canon and the English Canon. Journal of Language Studies (JLS), 2(2). 
• Dilani, N. (2017). Eves and Marys in Shakespearean Plays: Portrayal of Women in a Selection of Shakespearean Plays. Journal of Language Studies (JLS), 1(1).
• Dilani, N. (2015). An Analysis of Love and Revenge from a Buddhist Perspective with Reference to Othello in William Shakespeare’s Othello and Prince Paduma in ChullaPaduma Jataka (No. 193). BPU Journal of Buddhist Studies and Humanities,1(1). 

Self-Reviewed Papers Published

• Dilani, N., & Gamage, U. (2023). The Theravada Buddhist Perspective on Womenand Femininity. SAMMODANA, A compendium of Curated Essays toCommemorate the 30th Anniversary of Buddhist and Pali College. Buddhist andPali College, Singapore.
• Dilani, N. (2020). An Analysis of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens as a SocialCritique. Aurora-Journal of English Studies, 6. Buddhist and Pali University of SriLanka. Homagama. 
• Dilani, N. (2019). Spread of Hua Yen Buddhism in the World and its Impact on BeatPoetry.https://www.huayencollege.org/index.php/huayen-centre/huayenseminar/seminar-da. Hua Yen College, Taiwan.
• Dilani, N. (2019). Exploitation of children by the family as exposed in “of Bread andPower. Aurora-Journal of English Studies, 5. 
• Dilani, N. (2019). Applying Motivational Strategies used by the Buddha in TeachingEnglish as a Second Language. Sri Lanka International Journal of BuddhistStudies(SIJBS). SIBA Campus. Kandy.
• Dilani, N. (2018). Sri Lankan society through the poets’ eye: An exploration ofcontemporary social themes conveyed by Sri Lankan poets. Aurora-Journal ofEnglish Studies, 4. Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka. Homagama.
• Dilani, N. (2018). An Analysis of Theravada Buddhist Approaches in Beat Poetry. Buddhist Concepts and Literary Studies. Sri Lankan Society of Pali andPublications.
• Dilani, N. (2017). Is transience transient? An Analysis of Transience as Depicted inAngloSaxon Poetry. Aurora-Journal of English Studies, 3. Buddhist and PaliUniversity of Sri Lanka. Homagama.
• Dilani, N. (2016). “Green” Literature of the Renaissance; A Survey of theApproaches to Sexual Jealousy in Renaissance Literature (pp. 67-88). AuroraJournal of English Studies, 2. Department of English, Buddhist and PaliUniversity ofSri Lanka. Homagama.
• Dilani, N. (2016). Inculcating Moral Principles in Children through Buddhist Jātaka Stories in Contrast to Popular Bedtime Stories of the West. Presented at the 3rdHumanistic Buddhist Youth Forum, Fo Guang Shan, Singapore.
• Dilani, N. (2016). An analysis of Buddhist concepts in a selection of literary works ofSri Lankan writers in English. Pariyesanᾱ-Journal of PDPAS, 1.
• Dilani, N. (2015). Importance of Sinhalese Lullabies & Nursery Rhymes to InculcateMoralValues and Discipline (pp. 40-45). Presented at the 3rd InternationalBuddhist Conference, SIBA, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy. Kandy. 
• Dilani, N. (2015). Do not let the “Green Eyed Monster” Devour you! An Analysis of SexualJealousy from a Buddhist Perspective and Control Measures of Sexual Jealousy derived from Buddhism. Pranati. The Government Publishing Department. Colombo.
• Dilani, N. (2015). Motivation of R.C. Gardner's Revised Socio-Educational Model of Second Language Learning in the Context of Monastic Education. Aurora-Journal of English Studies, Godage. Colombo.
• Dilani, N. (2015). An Analysis of Buddhist Mother’s Role in Child Rearing (pp. 67-75).Pali Shasthriya Sangrahaya-2015. S. Godage. Colombo.
• Dilani, N. (2015). An Analysis of Love and Revenge from a Buddhist Perspective with Reference to Othello in William Shakespeare’s Othello and Prince Paduma in Chulla Paduma Jataka (No.193). BPU Journal of Buddhist Studies andHumanities1 (1). 
• Dilani, N. (2012). Teaching English Through Buddhist Jātaka Stories (pp. 27-28). In 1st National Conference-Selected Papers-Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.

Books

• Madugodage, N.S.D., (2012), Aid to English Grammar, Agahas Publication, Rajagiriya.
• Madugodage, N.S.D., (2016), Guide to Linguistics, Agahas Publications, Rajagiriya.
• Madugodage, N.S.D., (2017), A Literary Survey of Sexual Jealousy, Lambert Academic publishing, Mauritius.

Academic Distinctions, Scholarships, Prizes

• Gold  Award for the English Academic Presenter category at the 3rd International Scholars Conference, Guang Ming College Philippines, 2025.
• Most Outstanding Researcher-2024, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
• Senate Honours -2024, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
• Award from the India Foundation Sri Lanka for the participation of 64th  SAARK Literally Festival in 2023
• Award from JANET organization, Japan for the Janet Conference in 2023
• Award of grant from Fo Gang Shan Singapore for the participation for participation of the third Humanistic Buddhism Youth Forum in 2019
• Award (Third Place)  for the highest number of research papers presented at the monthly session of the professional development program of the academic staff of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka in 2016
• Award of grant from Fo Gang Shan Singapore for participation of the third Humanistic Buddhism Youth Forum in 2016
• Award for the 2nd place for academic books publication senior category, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka