Research
- Gunawardena, M. & Dhanapala, K.V. (2022). Barriers to removing barriers of online learning, Communications of the Association for Information Systems. (CAIS). pp. 264-280.
- Eliana Maria Osorio-Saez, Nurullah Eryilmaz, Andres Sandoval-Hernandez, Dhanapala, et al (2021). Survey data on the impact of COVID-19 on parental engagement across 23 countries, Data in Brief, 35 (1), 1-18.
- Dhanapala, K.V. and Hirakawa, Yukiko. (2016). L2 reading motivation among Sri Lankan university students. Reading Psychology, 37 (2), 202-229.
- Dhanapala, K.V., and Yamada, J. (2015). A study on reading comprehension and its component skills among EFL learners in different proficiency levels. Reading Matrix, 15(1), 25-40.
- Dhanapala, K.V., and Yamada, J. (2014). Oral reading rate, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension in learners of EFL. Asian EFL Journal 16(1), 332-357.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2010). Sri Lankan university students’ metacognitive awareness of L2 reading strategies. Journal of International Development and Cooperation, 16 (1), 65-81.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2008). Motivation and L2 reading behaviors of university students in Japan and Sri Lanka. Journal of International Development and Cooperation, 14 (1), 1-11.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2007). Focus on language learning strategies of advanced learners in Japan and Sri Lanka, Journal of International Development and Cooperation, 13 (2), 153-164.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2006). University EFL and ESL learners’ strategy use: A study in Sri Lankan and Japanese contexts, JACET Chukoku-Shikoku Chapter Research Bulletin (CSCRB), 13, 53-70.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2007). Intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and L2 reading comprehension of university learners in Japan and Sri Lanka, JACET Summer Seminar Proceedings, No. 6, Issues in L2 Reading Instruction, The 34th JACET Summer Seminar 2006, pp. 39-43.
- Dhanapala, K.V. (2002). Steps involved in the translation process. (A trilingual article) Vibhasha, 1(3), 10-15.