Academic and Professional Qualifications
. Master of Arts in Linguistics (English Medium) - University of
Kelaniya (-)
. Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies - University of Buddhist and
Pali, Homagama
. Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Linguistics - st class - University
of Kelaniya (-)
. Diploma in English - Aquinas College of Higher Studies ()
. Advanced English Certificate Course - Dept. of Official Languages
()
. Tamil Language - Level III - Official Language Proficiency Exam
()
. Hindi Language - Certificate Course - University of Kelaniya ()
Career Summary and Working Experience
. Superintendent of the Language Laboratory – Dept. of
Official Languages (from to date)
. years of experience as a project officer – Dept. of
Official Languages ( – )
. Member of the Compilation of Glossary Project (Linguistics,
Counselling) - Dept. of Official Languages ( - )
. Member of the Trilingual Dictionary Editor’s Board - Dept.
of Official Languages – ( - )
. Served as a member of the Advisory council for the Educational
Publications of the Ministry of Education ( - )
. Serving as the Consultant of the YMBA (Colombo) Sinhala Language and
Literature Committee and the Supervisor of the Pali Language.
. Serving as a Lecturer of the In-Service Training Programme for the
Aesthetic Degree programme conducted by the Ministry of Education.
. Performed the following duties with related to the courses held by
the Language Laboratory of the Department of Official Languages.
- Introduced a Distant Learning Methodology.
- Played a pioneering role in introducing Listening Skill as
a Language Assessment Tool for Sinhala/Tamil Languages.
- Developing the Tri-Lingual Dictionary with Sinhala/Tamil
Headwords in my capacity as the Co-coordinator/Supervisor of the
Practical Tri-Lingual Dictionary.
- Publishing the Tri-Lingual Dictionary and the Learning Aids
for the Tri-Lingual Dictionary in the Internet. Played a pioneering
role in winning an award for the www.Trilingual Dictionary.lk website
containing the Tri-Lingual Dictionary as an Excellent Sinhala
website at the Bestweb.lk Award Ceremony.
- Making arrangements to send CDs containing the Tri-Lingual
Dictionary to all the State Institutions.
- Performing as a Supervisor and an Invigilator for the
Government Officer’s Language Proficiency Tests.
- Playing a pioneering role in establishing an Academic
Advisors’ Pool at the Language Laboratory.
- Organizing, supervising and guiding the training programmes
of the Language Instructors.
- Introducing a Language Learning Methodology and a
Linguistic Theory for Sinhala/Tamil as a Second Language.
- Leading, organizing and supervising the Instructors in the
making of Language Learning Aids.
- Introducing practical and formal Methodologies about
Language Training to the Language Laboratory.
- Guiding the training programmes through a competent board
of instructors and implementing modern Assessment Methodologies.
- Introducing an Award Ceremony for motivating the students
who have gained Language Proficiency and evaluating the experienced
Instructors.
. year experience as a teacher in Aluthgama Maha Vidyalaya,
Aluthgama
. Proof Reader in Sinhala Language.
. International Trainer in Sinhala Language – CARTUS,
Singapore.
. International Trainer in Sinhala Language – US Embassy,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
.Visiting Lecturer-Linguistics,University of Kelaniya
.Visiting Lecturer-Sinhala ,University of Colombo.
.Sinhala Language Instructor-SLIDA institute-Colombo
.Sinhala Language Instructor-Department of Immigration and Emigration.
