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Ms. TS Abeynayake



Instructor in English (Temporary)

tabeynay@tec.rjt.ac.lk

Biography

I’m Tharindra Abeynayake, currently working as an Instrutor-in-English at the Department of English Language Teaching, and a visiting lecturer in Japanese at the Faculty of Technology. Completed the Master of Arts in Linguistics (English) and Bachelor of Arts in Tourism and Languages (English and Japanese). Experienced in second and foreign language teaching, and interested in second language teaching and learning, academic writing, bilingual education, and translation studies. Passionate about teaching languages using innovative teaching methods.

Educational qualifications

  • MA in Linguistics (Kelaniya) – 2017/2018
  • BA in Tourism Management and Foreign Languages (RUSL) – 2011/2012
  • Diploma in Translations and Interpretations (Kelaniya) – 2020
  • Certificate Course in Tamil (RUSL) – 2014
  • Certificate Course in ICT (RUSL) – 2012

Research Interests

  • Bilingual Education in Sri Lanka
  • Teaching Academic Writing
  • English as a Second Language

Research Publications

  • Kumara MDSS, Wehella DA, Pathirana HPK, Abeynayake TS, De Silva KHDN, Rajapakshe TS, Egodage WA (2023), Computer Corpus Applications in English Teaching Programs for Social Sciences and Humanities, First National Research Symposium of Department of Social Sciences, RUSL.
  • Kumara MDSS, Abeywardane PLN, Abeynayake T, De Silva KHDN (2019), Should English Teachers Teach Science? – An Action Research on the Foundation English Programme of Applied Sciences, Rajarata International Research Conference, 2019.
  • Abeynayake TS (2019) The Effectiveness of Developing an Outline in Essay Writing in the Second Language Classroom: A Study on the Academic Writing of Undergraduates of Bachelor of Technology in Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Unpublished MA Dissertation, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Abeynayake T (2018), A Study to Find Out the Reasons for the Degree of Students Preference of the Bilingual Education Subjects in the National Schools of the North Central Province, was presented at the South Asia Conference on Multidisciplinary Research – 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Abeynayake TS (2017), A Study on the English Language (L2) Proficiency of the Bilingual Education Teachers of the Sri Lankan Government Schools in North Central Province, was presented at The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, 2017, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Appointments

  • 2018 – Present: Faculty of Technology – ELT Coordinator
  • 2018 – Present: Faculty of Technology – Teacher-in-charge – Foreign Language (Japanese)
  • Coordinator-Adverts and Publicity Committee/Member-Review and Publication Committee (RUISELT – 2021)
  • Module Writer – Pre- University Online Certificate Course in English (RUSL)
  • Member of the Steering Committee – Pre- University Online Certificate Course in English (RUSL)
  • Member of the Panel of Judges – Faculty of Agriculture;Speech Competition (Talent Show 2020)
  • Member- Symposium Proceedings Committee (NRSM 2019)
  • 2018: Faculty of Technology – Course designing (Communication Skills I, II ad III)
  • 2018: 2020 – Module Writer for the Remedial English Programme (Level I, II and III)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee/Rapporteur (ISIBES 2018)

Memberships and Awards

Training

  • Curriculum Enriching Workshop OBE-LCT organized by the DELT, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2021)
  • Workshop (Online) on Learner-Focused Techniques in ELT – Depertment of Language Education, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal (2021)
  • Teaching Writing (Activity 03- AHEAD Project) organized by the DELT, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2020)
  • Teaching Reading (Activity 03- AHEAD Project) organized by the DELT, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2020)
  • Workshop on Online Teaching Methods conducted by Staff Development Center – RUSL

Work Experiences

  • Over 10 years of teaching experience in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) courses to undergraduates of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
  • Instructor in English for the Pre-University Online Certificate Course in English.

As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development