Mr. Achinthya Bandara

Lecturer in Sinhala Language and Linguistics

 

BA (Hons.) Colombo/ La Trobe University (Exchange) MA Applied Linguistics (Texas)

Graduate Certificate for Teaching English in International Contexts (Texas)

 

 

Snail Mail: 

Room #340, Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo

 

Telephone: 

Office (+94) 112 500 453

Local (+94) 769-998-428 | (+94) 714-294-489

Foreign (+1) 806-392-4860

 

Email:

  achinthabandara@sinh.cmb.ac.lk 

 achinthyanc@gmail.com

Personal Homepage: 

www.achinthyabandara.weebly.com 

Blog Page: 

http://achinthyablog.blogspot.com/

Education

  • August 2016- May 2018

    MA Language and Culture- Applied Linguistics

    Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

  • August 2017 - May 2018

    Graduate Certificate for Teaching English in International Contexts

    Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

  • April 2007– May 2011

    BA (Hons.) Sinhala Language and Linguistics

    Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka; Major - Sinhala Language, Linguistics & Culture Minor - International Relations; Communication and Media Studies

  • 2009 July –2009 December

    BA (Hons.) - Exchange Student, DEEWER Mobility Scholarship

    Student Exchange Program La Trobe University, Bandoora, Melbourne, Australia; Major - Languages in Asia, Pragmatics, Advanced Phonology Minor - Cinema Studies- Screenwriting and Script Development

Current Teaching

  • Sociolinguistics
  • Contact Languages; Pidgins and Creoles
  • Colonial Languages and Linguistics Subalterns
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning
  • Language Acquisition
  • Language and Communication
  • Biolinguistics
  • Language Disorders