Dr(Ms). Sheliyna Sivanesan Lecturer
PROFILE
ACADEMIC CAREER
REASEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
PROFILE
- B.A (Hons) in Translation Studies at the University of Jaffna.
Dissertation: Problems of Translating Medical Texts: A study based on the book ‘Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis’. - M.A. in Linguistics at the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Dissertation: Exploring the cultural problems in translating English-Tamil and Tamil-English Texts. - Ph.D. in Translation in India.
- Completed TTPP I(Training in Translation Pedagogy Program) conducted by the University of Ottawa, Canada, via Zoom. Duration: May-December 2021.
- Completed TTPP II(Training in Translation Pedagogy Program) conducted by the University of Ottawa, Canada, via Zoom. Duration: January-June 2023.
ACADEMIC CAREER
- Lecturer at the Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka with effect from 07.12.2020.
- Visiting Instructor at the Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka from 01.06.2020 to 02.10.2020 & 04.11.2019 to 24.01.2020.
- Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka from 01.01.2019 to 12.09.2019
OTHERS:
- Sworn Translator (English – Tamil) since 20.08.2020
- Appointed as Translator- Grade II at Chief Secretary’s Secretariat, Northern
Province with effect from 16.09.2019 and attached to Governor’s Secretariat with
effect from 18.09.2019 & served until 04.12.2020.
REASEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Conference and Seminar Presentations
- Sheliyna, S. (2026) The Role of Revision in Machine-Assisted Translations of அர்த்தமுள்ள இந்துமதம். Paper presented at the First International Saiva Siddhanta Conference (IRCSS-2026), conducted by the Department of Saiva Siddhanta, Faculty of Hindu Studies and Master in Saiva Siddhanta, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna, 27th –28th of February 2026, pp. 873–880.
- Sheliyna, S. (2025) Between Fidelity and Culture: Translation Techniques in Tamil Classical Literature. Paper presented at the International Conference on Multilingual Perspective Views in Tamil Grammar, Department of Tamil, Thavathiru Santhalinga Adigalar Arts and Science Tamil College, Perur, Coimbatore, India, 20th of September.
- Sheliyna, S. (2025) Echoes of Emotion in the Translation of Bharathidasan’s Poems. Paper presented at the Seminar commemorating the 135th Birth Anniversary of Poet Bharathidasan, Department of Translation, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, 29th of April.
- Sheliyna, S. (2025) An Analysis of G. U. Pope’s Translation Techniques in his English Rendition of Tiruvasagam. Paper presented at the Third International Hindu Conference, Faculty of Hindu Studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 6–7th of March.
- Sheliyna, S. (2024) Analyzing the Quality Assurance of Medical Translation Through the Editing and Revision Process with Special Reference to Selected Medical Books. Paper presented at the International Conference, Department of Scientific Tamil and Tamil Development, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, 1st of November.
- Sheliyna, S. (2024) Assessing the Impact of Venuti’s Invisibility Concept in the Translation of Scientific Texts. Paper presented at the 30th Annual Scientific Session of the Jaffna Science Association, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 11th of July.
- Sheliyna, S. (2024) The Lexicographic Brilliance of Dr. Samuel Johnson: A Study Based on A Dictionary of the English Language. Paper presented at the International Conference on அகராதியியல், Department of Lexicography, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, 25th of March.
- Sheliyna, S. (2024) Introduction of Medical Science in Tamil: Special Reference to Dr. Samuel Fisk Green’s Translation Works. Paper presented at the International Conference on அறிவியலின் அண்மைக்கால வளர்ச்சி (The recent trends in scientific advancement), Department of Scientific Tamil and Tamil Development, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, 28th of February. (Second Place – அறிவியல் தமிழ்ச்சுடர் விருது 2024).
- Sheliyna, S. (2023) Analyzing the Problems in Translating Idiomatic Texts from English–Tamil and Tamil–English. Paper presented at the First International Conference on Social Sciences and Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 12 January.
- Sheliyna, S. (2022) A Critical Analysis of the Role of Lexicographers as Translators in Bilingual Lexicography: A Study Based on Peter Percival’s Tamil–English Dictionary. Paper presented at the Maanudam Research Conference, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 30th of July.
- Sheliyna, S. and Mathura, S. (2022) The Impact of Teaching and Learning of Technical and Scientific Translation Via Virtual Mode: A Study based on Undergraduates of the Department of Translation Studies, University of Jaffna. Paper presented at the Conference of the Jaffna Science Association, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 24th of February.
- Sheliyna, S. (2021) Building Bilingual Glossary to Keep Translations and Writings Swift and Consistent. Paper presented at the Rajarata University International Symposium on English Language Teaching (RUISELT-2021), Sri Lanka, 30th of June.
- Sheliyna, S. (2019) திருக்குறள் காட்டும் சமூகம்: மொழிபெயர்ப்பு நோக்கில் (The Society Portrayed in Thirukkural from a Translation Perspective). Paper presented at the World Thirukkural Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22nd–24th of February.
- Sheliyna, S. (2019) Problems of Translating Medical Texts: A Study Based on the Book “Guideline for Rabies Prophylaxis”. Paper presented at the 5th International Conference on Contemporary Management (ICCM), 29th–30th of July.
Journal Publications
- Sheliyna, S. (2025), ‘Language Variation and Translation: Complexities in Rendering Sri Lankan Tamil dialects into English’, The Sri Lankan Journal of South Asian Studies, 5(2), Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, December,pp.97-109.
- Sheliyna, S. (2025) “மேற்கத்தேய மருத்துவ மொழிபெயர்ப்பின் வரலாறு” Arimaanokku- Peer Reviewed and Erstwhile UGC Care listed journal in India. ISSN 2320-4842, April. pp.42-44.
- Sheliyna, S. (2023) ‘மொழிபெயர்ப்பும் பதிப்புரிமையும்: மொழிபெயர்ப்புக்கும் மூலநூலிற்கும் வழங்கப்படும் பதிப்புரிமை எல்லை பற்றிய விளக்கநிலை ஆய்வு’, சிந்தனை: Journal of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, 20(2), pp. 97–105.
- Sheliyna, S. (2021) ‘The Translator’s Predicament: A View of Linguistic, Cultural and Contextual Problems’, Language in India, January.
Articles in Translator Magazine
- Sheliyna, S. (2019) ‘The Influence and Characteristics of Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT): A Translation Technology’, Translator, Issue III, pp. 64–69.
- Sheliyna, S. (2018) ‘Medical Translation is an Art of Science’, Translator, Issue II, p. 57.
- Sheliyna, S. (2017) ‘Why Translation of Poetry is so Difficult?’, Translator, Issue I, p. 75.
Translated Newspaper Articles
- Sheliyna, S. (2016) ‘பாரிசவாத (பக்கவாத) நோய் அற்ற சமூகத்தைக் கட்டியெழுப்புவோம் [Let’s Build a Paralysis-Free Society]’, Valampuri, 29 January, p. 22.
- Sheliyna, S. (2016) ‘நீரிழிவு நோயின் உளவியல் தாக்கத்தைப் புரிந்து கொள்ளலும் மருத்துவர்களின் பங்களிப்பும்’, தமிழ்த்தந்தி, 16 October, pp. 17–18.
Book (Translation)
- Sheliyna, S. (2019) நீர்வெறுப்பு நோய்த் தொற்றுகைக்கு ஏதுவான நிலைக்கான தடுப்புச் சிகிச்சை வழிகாட்டி. Tamil translation of Guidelines for Rabies Prophylaxis by Dr. C.S. Jamunantha. Jaffna: University of Jaffna.
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
- Attended the GEWE online workshops for Universities, conducted by NLEAP (National Languages Equality Advancement Project)-2021.
- One of the members of the Curriculum Development Committee for Diploma in Community Interpretation.
- Participated in the PLC (Professional Learning Community) Meeting conducted by NLEAP at Sigiriya (June, 2022).
- Participated in a meeting on the title “Building up a Generation of Gender Sensitive Translators” organized by NLEAP at the University of Jaffna (2022).
- Participated in the 1st in-person PTILC meeting of the year 2023 which was held at Olympus Plaza Hotel, Haputale (18 &19 of May, 2023).
- Participated in the Two days-workshop conducted by the Department of Lexicography, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on the Title “பல்லூடக அகராதி உருவாக்கப் பயிலரங்கம்”, on 26.02.2024 & 27.02.2024.
- Participated in the International Conference on “Translation and Ethical Works in Tamil”, conducted by the Department of Translation, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on 11th of March, 2024.
- Participated in an International workshop on “Interdisciplinary Social Science Research: Methodology, Visual Media, Evidence and Report”, conducted by the Department of Social Science, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on the 14th & 15th of March, 2024.
- Participated in a National workshop on “Soft Skills Training”, conducted by the Department of Social Science, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on the 4th & 5th of April, 2024.
- Participated in a seminar conducted by the Department of Translation, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on 27th of March 2025.
- Participated in a One-Day Translation Skills Training Workshop conducted by the Department of Translation and the IQAC, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India, on 17th of September 2025, organized for Full-Time and Part-Time PhD Scholars.