- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Languages
- Lecturer (Probationary)
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Department of Languages
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Professional Communication -Undergraduate -2017
English for Communication Skills for Bachelor of Landscape Architecture -Undergraduate -2017
Communication Skills -Undergraduate -2017
DoL Coordinator for BE1209 Professional Communication (Dept. of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture) -Developing, Designing, Coordinating, and Teaching Professional Communication (English for General Academic Purposes) for Level 1 Semester 1 QS and FM undergraduates divided into 5-7 parallel classes (2016 To 2022)
DoL Coordinator for BE1006 Communication Skills (Dept. of Building Economics, Faculty of Architecture) -Developing, Designing, Coordinating, and Teaching BE1006 Communication Skills (English for Professional Purposes) for Level 1 Semester 2 QS and FM undergraduates divided into 5-6 parallel classes (2017 To 2022)
Coordinator for EL2320 Academic Writing and Critical Reading (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) -Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the Academic Writing and Critical Reading module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 4. (2019 To 2021)
Coordinator for DE2590 Tamil as a Second Language -Coordinating and performing the internal examiner duties in the Tamil as a Second Language course delivered by a visiting lecturer of Tamil (2017 To 2020)
Coordinator for EL2710 Technical and Scientific Writing (Common) -Developing, designing, teaching, and coordinating Technical and scientific Writing for Semester 4 Faculty of Engineering Undergraduates (2018 To 2021)
DoL Academic Coordinator - Faculty of Architecture -Developing, designing, coordinating, and teaching the English language and communication courses belong to the Faculty of Architecture (except the Dept. of Integrated Design) (2020 To date)
DoL Academic Coordinator, Course Designer, Lecturer, and Examiner - Faculty of Medicine -Developing, designing, coordinating, and teaching the English language and communication courses for the students of the Faculty of Medicine (2021 To date)
Coordinator for EL2310 English for Professional Purposes (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) - Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the English for Professional Purposes module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 3. (2020 To 2022)
DoL Coordinator for AP1020 English for Architecture (Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture) - Developing, designing, coordinating, and performing the main examiner duties of AP1020 English for Architecture (Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture) for Level 1 Architecture undergraduates (2020 To date)
DoL Coordinator for AL1100 English for Landscape Architecture (Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture) -Developing, designing, coordinating, and performing the main examiner duties of AL1100 English for Landscape Architecture (Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture) for Level 1 Semester 1 Landscape Architecture undergraduates (2020 To date)
DoL Coordinator for EL1810 Academic Literacy I for Facilities Management (Dept. of Facilities Management, Faculty of Architecture) - Developing, designing, coordinating, and facilitating academic literacy courses for the Level 1 students of BSc. in Facilities Management (2023 To date)
Coordinator for EL2510 Academic Writing for Engineering Studies (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) - Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the Academic Writing for Engineering Studies module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 3. (2022 To date)
Coordinator for EL3510 Professional Communication for Engineering Contexts (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) -Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the English for Professional Purposes module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 5. (2023 To date)
Coordinator for EL4510 Research Communication for Engineering Studies (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) - Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the Research Communication for Engineering Studies module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 7. (2021 To date)
Coordinator for EL2520 Technical Report Writing for Engineering Studies (Minor in Language Studies, Faculty of Engineering) - Developing, designing, coordinating, teaching, and performing the internal examiner duties for the Technical Report Writing for Engineering Studies module of the Language Minor offered to the Faculty of Engineering students (common) in Semester 4. (2023 To date)
Member, Editorial Committee -Undergraduate Handbook Faculty of Engineering (2020 To date)
Member, Faculty Board – Representative of Lecturers (Probationary) Faculty of Engineering -Representative of Lecturers (Probationary) Faculty of Engineering (2021 To date)
Department Representative -Department Representative – Career Guidance Unit (2021 To date)
Department QA Coordinator -Quality Assurance Cell Faculty of Engineering (January, 2023 - present) (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Identity and ideology in langauge teaching/learning
Identity and ideology in langauge teaching/learning
Education and Professional Affiliations
Masters, Postgraduate Institute of English, Open University of Sri Lanka ,2019 Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
Other, Cambridge ESOL Examinations ,2015 Cambridge Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT)
Bachelors, University of Kelaniya ,2013 Linguistics and English
Sri Lanka English Teachers' Association (SLELTA)(2017 To date)
Career
Curriculum and material development
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Rassool, R and Mahawattha, N. ,".(Re)inventing and (re)negotiating lecturer identities in EMI: A case study from a state university in Sri Lanka.",Asia TEFL,Seoul, South Korea (joined virtually),2023,
Rathnasiri, O. H. ,".Pressure to Use Sinhala over English as a Form of Sociolinguistic Injustice: A Narrative Case Study from a Sri Lankan State University.",Annual Postgraduate Forum on Applied Linguistics,York St. John University, UK,2022,
Rathnasiri, O. H. ,".Understanding Reticence and Ambivalence towards Speaking English: The ‘Problem’ of Limited Capital Yielded by English in a Sri Lankan State University Context.",International of Conference on Advancements in Sciences and Humanities,Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology,2021,99-108
Rathnasiri, O. H. ,".You can’t succeed without English’ versus ‘Why English? I never felt It as a language, anyway’: A Study of Language Ideology and (Re)Construction of Identity to Understand Reticence and Ambivalence in Speaking English.",International Conference on Humanities,University of Kelaniya,2021,
,".Using TED-Ed videos to enhance listening comprehension of ESP undergraduate learners: a pilot study.",9th international SLELTA conference,NIE, Colombo,2017,
W.G.J.P. Lakshani,".An overview of multiple perspectives on linguistic rights of Sri Lankan undergraduates.",Annual Research symposium,University of Kelaniya,2014,
Rathnasiri, O. H. ,".Understanding Reticence and Ambivalence towards Speaking English through the ‘Problem’ of Limited Capital Yielded by English in a Sri Lankan State University: A Case Study.",SLIIT Journal of Humanities and Sciences,2 / 1,2022
Rathnasiri, O. H. ,".Pressure to Use Sinhala over English as a Form of Sociolinguistic Injustice: A Narrative Case Study from a Sri Lankan State University.",Annual Postgraduate Forum on Applied Linguistics,,2022
Exploring L2 Learner English Speaker-selves: a case study on identity, ideology, and investment (MA in TESL research)
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