Lecturer (Temporary) Chinese
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Biography
Ms. W. M. R.S. K. Wanninayake, also known by her Chinese name Shānà, is a Lecturer (Temporary) in Chinese currently affiliated with the Department of Languages, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. She previously served as a Local Chinese Lecturer (本土汉语教师) at the Confucius Institute, University of Colombo(CIUC). She earned her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Chongqing Normal University, China.
Educational qualifications
- BA (Honours) Chongqing Normal University, China
- HSK 6 Qualified: Achieved the highest level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK), demonstrating advanced proficiency in Chinese language skills, including reading, writing, and comprehension.
- HSKK 3 Qualified: Achieved the highest level 3 of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi Kouyu (HSKK), indicating a solid command of spoken Chinese and the ability to engage in complex conversations
Research Interests
- Language Acquisition
- Chinese Pedagogy
- Chinese Grammar
- Comparative Studies
- Chinese Culture
Research Publications
Graduation Thesis
- “斯里兰卡留学生习得汉语反问句考察研究”
Proceeding of Conferences
- Conference presentation titled “斯里兰卡学生习得汉语复合趋向补语” UCLC symposium Organized by CIUC
- Conference presentation titled “Teacher Discourse and Its Impact on Chinese Classroom Teaching in Sri Lanka” UCLC symposium Organized by CIUC
- Conference presentation titled “Comparative Study on the Chinese Adverbs: “再 ”，“还”，“又”on 4th China Sri Lanka communication and cooperation forum
Appointments
- Lecturer(Temporary) in Chinese, Department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
- Local Chinese Lecturer,Confucius Institute at University of Colombo
- Lecturer, Advance Certificate Chinese Language Course, University of Ruhuna (Teaching Spot Programme by CIUC)
- Lecturer, Vocational Chinese Language for Sri Lanka Police, National Police Academy, Aththidiya (Teaching Spot Programme by CIUC)
- Volunteer Chinese teacher at NW/M/GAL Bandaranayake National Collage, Ehetuwewa
- Chinese teacher at a private Institute
Memberships and Awards
- International Students Talent Competition – Chongqing Normal University, China – Awarded Second Prize for Chinese Poem Recitation
- Awarded “South Asia Scholarship” for Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Chongqing Normal University, China.
Trainings
- Local Chinese Language Online Training Programme hosted by Center for Language Education and Cooperation and organized by East China Normal University
Work Experiences
- HSK/HSKK Exam Invigilator(Chinese Language Proficiency Exam (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) Invigilation Licence)
- Expert Reviewer of National Conference on Foreign Languages and Literature, organized by the Department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka – 2023
- Expert Reviewer of National Research symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities,Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka-2023
- Rappoteur of National Conference on Foreign Languages and Literature, organized by the Department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka – 2023
- Former Co-Secretary of Belt and Road Initiative High-end Forum” for celebrating 65th Anniversary of China-Sri Lanka Diplomatic relations
As a resource person in Seminars/ Workshops/ Staff Development
- Guest lecture titled “ Chinese Characters”at “Road to Chinese: light day saloon”, University of Colombo
- Guest lectures titled “Ancient Chinese Civilization”, Course -ARCH 12012, Department of Archeology and Heritage Management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
