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A. Paunanthie

Senior Lecturer

Department of Humanities Education,

Faculty of Education,

University of Colombo,

Sri Lanka.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • 2023

    M.Phil in Education

    University of Jaffna

  • 2017

    PGD in Education Management

    National Institute of Education

  • 2017

    PGD in Special Needs Education

    The Open University of Sri Lanka

  • 2006

    M.Phil in Tamil

    University of Jaffna

  • 2004

    Post Graduate Diploma in Education

    The open University of Sri Lanka

  • 2nd Upper in Tamil Special 2001

    B.A(Hons)

    University of Jaffna

Positions

  • 20172013

    Lecturer

    Kopay Teacgers’ Collge ,(SLTES III)

  • 20132011

    In Service Adviser (Tamil)

    Zonal Education Office

  • 20112005

    Teacher

    SLTS

Appointments

  • Resource person – Teacher, teaching in Tamil Schools in Switzerland. Tamil Education Service Switzerland – 1st – 30th October 2016.
  • Lecturer – Kopay Teachers’ College
  • Lecturer – B.Ed. – National Institute of Education 2012-2013
  • Master Teacher – The Open University of Sri Lanka
  • Resource person– Accelerated learning Programme, Ministry of Education
  • Resource person – GIZ/ESC – Research in Remedial Teaching
  • Resource person – Education for Social Cohesion, Sri Lanka – German Development Cooperation – 2013
  • Resource person – Mothers’ Training Program 2013 & 2017, SOS Children’s Villages, Sri Lanka
  • Resource person – Several programme for Tamil Teachers– Provincial Dept. of Education
  • Resource person – Syllabus Revision for Teachers’ Training Colleges – First Language Syllabi (Tamil). National Institute of Education. 10th to 12th June 2017
  • Resource person – Syllabus (Tamil) Development for Teachers’ Training Colleges/National College of Education – National Institute of Education. 1st and 2nd April 2018
  • Resource person – Syllabus Development for Teachers’ Training Colleges: First Language Tamil – National Institute of Education. 18th, 19th and 20th August 2018
  • Resource person – Developing Syllabus for Teachers’ Training Colleges. First Language Tamil – Department of Institutional Development, National Institute of Education. 14th, 15th and 16th June 2024
  • Committee Member for Assessment of Communication Skills in the Second National Language. National Education Research and Evaluation Centre (NEREC), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo 21 – 25. 05.2018
  • Member of the Library Technical Evaluation Committee. Library University of Colombo – 2018 and 2019
  • Resource person – Career Guidance Unit, University of Jaffna – 10.02.2021
  • Train-the-Trainer Workshop – Contemporary Teaching Skills for South Asia (CONTESSA) – 30.06.2021 – 02.07.2021
  • Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education – Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo
  • Course Coordinator – FND - Tamil Medium. Faculty of Education, University of Colombo – from 10th May 2018 - 29th January 2021.
  • Course Coordinator – Bachelor of Education - Tamil Medium. Faculty of Education, University of Colombo – from 29th January 2021 up to now.
  • Translation – CONTESSA Module 2.2 https://contessa-project.eu/online-modules-in-tamil/
  • Member, Curriculum Development Committee for Diploma in Preschool Education, University of Vavuniya, Srilanka. 2023
  • Resource Person for the Diploma in Early Childhood Education Programme, University of Vavuniya, Srilanka. 2024
  • Visiting Lecturer for Diploma in Creative Writing and Communication (DICWCT) – 2024. National Library of Sri Lanka. Ministry of Education.
  • Visiting Lecturer – Master of Arts in Japanese Studies & Master of Japanese Studies 2023/2024. Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.
  • Visiting Lecturer – Master of Education 2023/2024 (Vavuniya VII), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna.