thishara.rajapakshe@ssh.rjt.ac.lk
Biography
Ms. JRTS Rajapakshe is an Instructor teaching English as a Second Language to undergraduates. She completed BA (Hons) in Teaching English as a Second Language from the Department of English and Linguistics of the University of Sri Jayawardenenpura. She is currently reading MA in Linguistics at theUniversity of Kelaniya.
Educational qualifications
- MA in Linguistics (Kelaniya)
- BA (Hons) in TESL (USJP)
- Diploma in English (RUSL)
Research Interests
- Sociolinguistics
- Psycholinguistics
- Language Acquisition
Research Publications
- Rajapakshe, JRTS. (2019). An exploratory study on how peers affect in building up Identity as a novice ESL teacher. Unpublished BA dissertation. University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
- M.D.S.S. Kumara et al, Computer Corpus Applications in English Teaching Programs for Social Sciences and Humanities, presented at the First National Research Symposium of Department of Social Sciences (NRSDSS), 2023 (Online)
Appointments
- Member of the Adverts and Publicity Committee (RUISELT 2021)
- Module Writer-General English/Pre University Online Certificate Course in English
Memberships and Awards
Trainings
Work Experiences
- Over 02 years of teaching experience in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to undergraduates
- Instructor in English for the Pre-University Online Certificate Course in English.
- Visiting Lecturer, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (04.01.2020-20.06.2020)
- Visiting lecturer- Diploma in English (Extension) Program-2022 to date
- Member- BA in TESL Curriculum Development Committee
- Member- Adverts and Publicity Committee/Member-Review and Publication Committee (RUISELT – 2021)
- Member- Organizing Committee (RUISELT – 2021)
- Member- Symposium Proceedings Committee (NRSM- 2019/2020)
- Module Writer – Pre- University Online Certificate Course in English (RUSL)
- Module Writer for the Intensive Program in English (FSSH-2020)
- Module Writer for Pre University Online Certificate Course in English.
- Course book writer at the Faculty of Social Sciences.
As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development
- Online Teaching Methods- Workshop conducted by Staff Development Centre
- Resource person-BBA 1252 Business English
