Others

University Development Activities

  • 2019 –Co-coordinator, Mphil/PhD 2018/2020, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo
  • 2019 – Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in Education (English Medium) Part Time course
  • 2019 – Representative of the Faculty of Education in the Mentoring Programme piloted by the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
  • 2018 – 2020 – Temporary Student Counsellor of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo
  • 02.2019 – 08.03.2019 – Acting Warden (Academic) of the Sujatha Jayawardana Hostel, University of Colombo
  • 02.2019 – 20.02.2019 – Acting Warden (Academic) of the Thelawala Girls’ Hostel, University of Colombo.
  • 2018 – QA Domain Coordinator of the Institutional Review, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo.
  • 2016 –2017 – Coordinator, Bachelor of Education (English Medium), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo
  • 2015 -2016 – QA Department Coordinator of the Institutional Review, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo
  • 2014- 2015 UDG, Coordinator of English Skills, Faculty of Education in the UDG, HETC Project, University of Colombo.
  • 2013 – Member of Art Council, University of Colombo (representing Faculty of Education)
  • 2011 – 2013 – Coordinator English Component/University Development Grant (UDG) representing the Faculty of Education
  • 2010 to this date – Coordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, (Teaching of English as a Second Language)

Contribution to National Development

  • Resource Person in Seminars/Workshops/Staff Development Programmes
  • Team Member of a third party validation research conducted by SLAAED in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the World Bank – 2019
  • Resource person on a workshop conducted for the lecturers in the Bikkhu University, Anuradhapura – 5th November, 2019
  • Secretary – J.E. Jayasuriya Foundation, Sri Lanka – from 2019
  • Team Member of the research on Assessing Second National Language Communication Skills of Students Completing Grade 8, National Education and Evaluation Centre (NEREC), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo – 2018
  • Session Moderation – Second Conference on Bilingual Education, British Council, Sri Lanka –23 24 June 2016
  • Assistant Secretary of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education in the years 2015/2016
  • Resource Person – 2 day Bilingual Medium Action Research workshop, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka – 2015.11.26 & 2015.11.30
  • Resource person – Compiling a supplementary activity book for the Appreciation of English Literary Texts – G.C.E. (Ordinary Level) – 2015
  • Team member of a research conducted on Bilingual Medium Education in the state schools in Sri Lanka by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED)
  • Team Member of the National Assessment of Achievement of Students Completing Grade 04 in Year 2013. National Education and Evaluation Centre (NEREC), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo – 2014
  • Resource person (Writing and delivering modules) – Diploma in Teacher Education for Global Learning, British Council Sri Lanka – 2013
  • Team Member of the National Assessment of Achievement of Grade 08 Students in Sri Lanka – 2012. National Education and Evaluation Centre (NEREC), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo – 2013
  • Presentation of Research Findings related to Education at the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka – 2011.11.04
  • Visiting Academic Tutor – Faculty of Education, Open University of Sri Lanka – 2010

Extra-Curricular Activities

  • Directing the PGDE (TESL) students to produce and stage mini dramas
  • Faculty Representative of the Faculty Club of University of Colombo from 2016 to 2018
  • Acting in the leading roles of two dramas staged at the University of Sri Jayawardanapura in 2000 and 2001
  • Writing scripts and directing dramas at Good Shepherd Balika M.V and University of Sri Jayawardanapura from 1990 to 2000
  • Member of the English Choir at the University of Sri Jayawardanapura
  • Translation of poetry from Sinhala to English and English to Sinhala which were presented at the British Council Auditorium on 28th June 2002
  • Participation at a two day workshop on Film Industry organized by the Media Foundation in collaboration with the Lion’s Club of Colombo.