Senior Lecturer
rmdhanapala@ssh.rjt.ac.lk
Biography
Educational qualifications
- Ph.D. (reading)
- M. Phil (Kelaniya)
- MA (Kelaniya), BA(Kelaniya)
- Trained Teachers Certificate(Peradeniya Teachers’ College)
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education Lancaster (UK)
- CCSD (Wayamba)
Research Interests
- Curriculum Development
Research Publications
- Article on “Impact of Assessment on the Quality Enhancement of University Education” (Improving Teaching in Higher Education Through Effective Assessment. Staff -Development Centre – Wayamba University of Sri Lanka – 2010).
- Article on “Listening in ESL & EFL Setting” (The SLELTA Quarterly – Volume 10 Issues 01 & 02 – December 2011 – Journal of the Sri Lanka English Language Teachers’ Association).
- Article on “Enhancing Second Language Acquisition through Learning Strategies” (Departmental Journal – Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities,Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale – 2013 – Accepted for publication).
- Article on “Significance of Listening Skill in the ESL and EFL Context” (Samodana Journal of the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities – RUSL – 2013 – Accepted for publication).
Appointments
- Head – DELT from 2017 to 2020.
- Head – ELTU since 22.03.2014 – 03.09.2017
- Former Academic Coordinator – Advanced Certificate in English (Extension)
- Co Controller – GCE A/L
- Examiner – UTEL
- Former Student Counselor
- Patron for RUISELT 2021/Editor – Post-symposium publication of Extended Abstracts (RUISELT-2021)
- Coordinator of HETC project for Activity 02
Memberships and Awards
Training
Work Experiences
- Over 20 years of teaching experience in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) courses to undergradutaes of Rjarata University of Sri Lanka.
- Lecturer in English for the Diploma in English (internal).
- Lecturer in English for the Certificate course in English (external) and Diploma in English (external).
- Visiting Lecturer for Ceylon Hotel Scholl in Anuradhapura.
As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development 