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Ms. WA Egodage



wegodage@tec.rjt.ac.lk

Biography

PG Dip/MA in TESL; OUSL (reading), ATCL (Diploma) Communication Skills (Trinity College), BA (Kelaniya), Certificate Course in HRM (IPM), international Toastmasters USA- Competent Leadership Manual, Certificate of Proficiency in the Teaching of English (Institute of Western Music and Speech), Certificate of Computer Literacy (Kelaniya), Pianoforte Graded Examinations (University of West London), Elocution; Speech and Drama Examinations (Trinity Guildhall)

Educational qualifications

  • PG Dip/MA in TESL; OUSL (reading)
  • ATCL (Diploma) Communication Skills (Trinity College)
  • BA (Kelaniya)
  • Certificate Course in HRM (IPM)
  • International Toastmasters USA- Competent Leadership Manual
  • Certificate of Proficiency in the Teaching of English (Institute of Western Music and Speech)
  • Certificate of Computer Literacy (Kelaniya)
  • Pianoforte Graded Examinations (University of West London)
  • Elocution; Speech and Drama Examinations (Trinity Guildhall)

Research Interests

  • Gender and feminist Studies, Curriculum and Material Development and Sociolinguistics

Research Publications

  • W.A. Egodage, (2021) Slinging Mud at the “Declassed” Class: Reading ‘The Dice of the Gods’ and ‘The Knight Errant’ to Understand the Derision of the Other- Prof. Waradiwela Wijayasumana Abhinandana Shasthreeya Sangrahaya – Series No.01- Department of Languages, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka-2021(To be published)
  • Sachin Anushka Wanniarachchi, Wayanthi Egodage, (2020) A Much Needed Paradigm Shift: Discussing the Possibility of Utilizing Alternative Assessments in the ESL Classroom in Sri Lanka, Reflections-Linguistic Treaties-Series 01, Government College University, Faisalabad, NO.01- Linguistic Forum- A Journal of Linguistics-ISSN 2707-5273, (pg. 46-49)
  • Wanniarachchi W.A., Egodage W.A., (2019) The stature of Agency in Teacher Identity towards the deliverance of effective language teaching: a study based on ELT in Sri Lankan state universities. PGIHS Research Congress 2020 [Accepted]
  • Wanniarachchi W.A., Egodage W.A., (2019) Investigating Freire’s Banking Concept of Education with Reference to English Language Teaching in Tertiary Level in Sri Lanka. Rajarata International Research Conference 2019.
  • Wanniarachchi W.A., Egodage W.A., (2019) Alterity and Abjection: The Validity of Language Reforms in Sri Lanka, TRInCo 2019, 4th Annual Research Conference, Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
  • Wanniarachchi W.A., Egodage W.A., (2019) A Perception on Teaching and Evaluating ESL Students in Multi- Level Classrooms in Sri Lankan universities, Symposium on English Language Teaching-2019, (SELT-2019) ELTC, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Wanniarachchi, W.A., Egodage, W.A., (2019) Pushing Water Uphill with a Rake: How Practical is the Utilization of Foreign Teaching Methods in Local Pedagogical Practices?  Symposium on English Language Teaching-2019, (SELT-2019), ELTC, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Egodage, W. A. Wanniarachchi, W.A.S.A., (2018) Languagism Experienced by the undergraduates of University of Peradeniya as a result of the usage of Sinhala Regional Dialects,5th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Egodage, W. A., (2017) A study on common Morphosyntactic errors in English made by Sri Lankan Second Language Learners, The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, University of Kelaniya
  • Egodage, W. A.  Jayasinghe. S, (2016) Issues of Subtitling faced by the Translator and the Audience. Undergraduate Research Conference on Linguistics. University of Kelaniya. Vidyalankara press
  • Egodage, W. A, De Alwis V.N. N. U, Jayasinghe. S, Keerthiwansha N. W. B.  (2016) Usage, Attitudes and Issues of Cursive Handwriting faced by Learners using English as a Second Language in the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Gnosis Research forum. University of Kelaniya.
  • Egodage, W. A (2016). “බලයේ විස්කම්” [Translation]. සුදු කපුරු මල් සහ තවත් කතා’.University of Kelaniya. Vidyalankara press
  • Egodage, W. A (2016). ”ආෂ්චර්යමත් උයන” තුන් තුඹ මල් University of Kelaniya. Vidyalankara press.
  • A poem “Trojan War” (2016) “Oracle” Magazine Vol Vii. No.1, Department of the Western Classical Culture, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya.
  • “All Island Inter University Best Speaker Contest” (18th October, 2015) Education Times, Sunday Times
  • Prescribed Books; Textbook for Level I ELTU 11015 (2019) University of the Visual and Performing Arts (in Process)

Appointments

  • Forum Secretary/ Member-Abstract Review/ Member-Compering Committee (RUISELT 2021)
  • Convener of the Pre University Online Certificate Course English (PUOCCE 2021)
  • Former ELTU Coordinator (Faculty of Dance and Drama)
  • Temporary Instructor in English (UVAPA)
  • Teacher in charge of the Gavel Club (Hillwood College: 2017-2018)

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.

As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development