I first came to Sri Lanka in as an English language teacher at CIS Colombo International School. I soon started learning colloquial Sinhala, and became interested in the variety of English spoken in Sri Lanka. I also worked as a Sinhala interpreter with ICRC, and then spent two years in Edinburgh, where I did a Diploma in English Language Teaching, worked as a contributor to the Oxford Wordfinder Dictionary, and also worked on my own dictionary of Sri Lankan English.
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For those who have completed both British Council courses, or who
already have an equivalent knowledge of the language, I organise Sinhala
conversation classes together with a native speaker of Sinhala. These are
not British Council classes, but more informal groups which generally meet
once a week for hours.
I have been learning Tamil for the past few years, and teaching it for a
couple of years. My own Tamil is not as fluent as my Sinhala, so I only
teach beginners, and I work together with a native speaker of Tamil, who is
able to translate, model pronunciation, and provide listening and
conversation practice.
