Teaching

Areas Specified with teaching experiences:

  • Linguistics
  • English Language Teaching /Developing  language skills – English as a Second  Language
  • Teaching Pedagogy in Education
  • Research Methodology  in Education
  • Action Research in Education/ Teacher Professionalism

Invited  Guest Lectures conducted:

    1. Application of “5E Model”  in Teaching English Language – For the Teachers of English, Bishops  College, Colombo   (16, 23 /02/2017, 03/03/2017)  This initiative was carried out under the guidance of Prof. Nelufa, Dept. of English, UoC.
    2. Professional Development Programme Principles of Teaching Pedagogy – For the Teachers and the Administrative Authority. Gateway International  school – Maldives (08/06/2017).
    3. Professional Development  Programme for the Teachers – Theory of Multiple Intelligences, Asian International  School ( 24/04/2017).
    4. English language Teaching  Methodology -Secondary  Teachers of Ladies College, Colombo (02/05/2016) ( Organized by Gateway Graduate School, Bambalapitiya).
    5. Different Modes of Assessment and Evaluation –Teachers of English, St Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia-(07/01/2016).
    6. Improvement of the Institution within an Inspirational leaderships – For the administrative authorities and the Sectional Heads,  St Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia (08/01/2016).
    7. Teaching Methodology for the Teachers of Day Bridge International College, Colombo (10/02/2016) Held at Hotel Ranmal, Moratuwa.
    8. Action Research/ How to write a Research proposal – Guest lecture, B.Ed Students  Horizon  Campus, Malabe ( September/2018).

     

Professional  Memberships

 

  • Member of the High level Committee to Introduce Standards for Sri Lankan English and Prepared a Teacher’s Guide for Standard Sri Lankan English – Presidential Initiative ‘English as a Life Skill’ Programme (2010).
  • Member of the Committee for the Evaluation of Proposal on EDEXCEL Professional Award in Soft Skill (EPASS) offered to the schools(NIE/MoE)(2012).
  • Member of the Evaluation committee of the ‘Development of Educational Software for Computer Assisted learning-2011/2010– Teachers’ and Students’ National Competition (SEMP II), Ministry of Education.
  • Research Supervisor/Marking examiner for the B.Ed Degree Programme (UGC Approved), Horizon Campus, Malabe ( 2016-2020).
  • Member of the committee  on evaluation of  abstracts  of the  conference on ‘ Dissemination of  Research Findings 2013’  at the  National  Institute of  Education
  • Member of the Evaluation committee of the ‘National Innovative Teachers and Students Competitions 2012 – National Level Selections [Education for Knowledge Society Project (ADB), MoE].
  • Interview Board Member – Selection of teachers for the Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language (Dip TESL) conducted by the National Institute of Education. (2006-2013).
  • Member of the Assessment and  Evaluation  committee of the ‘ Module Assessment  of the Certificate  Course on ‘Educational Research Methodology’– Research and  Development Department, NIE.
  • A Resource Person for the Curriculum Development of the Bachelor of Education Degree programme, organized by the Department ofTeacher Education. National Institute of Education Maharagama. 2022.

 

Study programmes, Courses and Workshops attended:

 

  1. Research Training Workshop for Mid- Career Academics- Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (UoC) December 2020.

 

  1. Disability Inclusive Education for academics, Centre for Disability Research Education  and practice(CEDREP),Faculty of Arts, (UoC), 10th– 21st May 2021- (6 days)

 

  1. Certificate in Disability Awareness and Sensitisation for Academics Centre for Disability Research Education  and practice(CEDREP), Faculty of Arts, UoC, June, 2022.

 

  1. Familiarizing Living Values Education Workshops on Empowering Academic Staff. Human Resource Development Centre, UoC, October 2024  One day programme.

 

  1. Learn, Practice, and Apply Job- Ready Skills, Human Resource Development Centre, UoC on 30th September, 2024.

 

  1. Enhancing Information Searching and Utilizing Online Tools for Research paper /Dissertation Writing and thesis supervision”  conducted  by the  Human Resource Development Centre, UoC on  12th  September

 

  1. Currently following the course – Certificate Course on Translating the Science of Happiness and Meditation to Practice, Centre for Meditation Research, Faculty of Medicine, UoC.

 

  1. Followed the course – 6-Day Qualitative Research Workshop (December-January 2025) conducted by the  Human Resource Development Centre,