Lecturer
nimesha@ssh.rjt.ac.lk
+94 712610430
Biography
I was born in Kegalle in 1989. I obtained my primary education from Dedigama Primary School, then the secondary education from Dudley Senanayake Central Collage, Tholangamuwa and St. Joseph’s Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle. In the year 2008 I entered University of Kelaniya for my higher studies and completed BA in year 2011.
Educational qualifications
- MPhil in Japanese (Reading)
- MA in Linguistics (University of Kelaniya)
- BA with first class honors (University of Kelaniya)
Research Interests
- Ethnic studies
- Criminology
- Social theory
- Environmental sociology
- SMEs sector
Research Publications
Index journal articles
- “The role of Google translate in the field of technical translation; with special reference to Sinhala and Japanese languages”- The Journal of language and culture- Published by Department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2021)
Non- Index journal articles
- “言葉における文化的特徴の翻訳ストラテジーに関する一考 察”-Japanese Studies in South Asia; Towards New Horizons; Published by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi , India (2021)
- “ Cultural words translation in Literary Texts; With Special reference to translated Japanese novels into Sinhala” – Japanese Studies- Volume 1, Research Centre for Japanese Studies (2016)
Books
- “nihon bungaku gaido- Road to Japanese Literature”
Book Chapters
- “Adaraya Amathami”(Adressing the Love) / Translation of selected Japanese Waka poetry in to Sinhala- Collection of foreign literature translations; 3 rd edition(2012-2015) -University of Kelaniya
Conference full papers
Proceeding of Conferences
- The influence of culture on literary translation of Japanese into Sinhala”-International Conference on the Humanities (2015)
- “A linguistic study on the Japanese Translation of Viragaya” – Second international conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka (2016)
- “Google 翻訳の役割;人間翻訳者と比較的観点から”- Japanese Language Education in South Asia -JLESA’20-21 by The English and Foreign Language University Hyderabad, India (2020)
Appointments
- Lecturer (Temporay) in Japanese, Department of Modern Languages, University of Kelaniya
- Lecturer (Visiting) in Japanese, Department of Modern Languages, University of Kelaniya
- Lecturer (Visiting) in Japanese, Department of Languages, University of Moratuwa
- Sinhala Language Instructor to Japanese Voulnteers at JICA Sri Lanka
Memberships and Awards
- Best presenter Award at Staff Development Research Forum 2020 , Organized by the University of Kelaniya
- Member of Sri Lanka Japanese Language Teachers’ Association
Training
- Teaching Japanese as a foreign Language- Japan Foundation, Saitama Japan in year 2022
- Sinhala to English / English to Sinhala Translator – Ministry of Post and Tele Communications in year 2011
Scholarship
- American Field Servics (AFS) Scholarship to Japan in year 2006
- JENYSIS Scholarship to Japan in year 2011
- Japan Foundation Scholarship for Japanese Language Lecturers to Japan in year 2020
