H.M. Ganga Damayanthi Herath E-mail :herathhmgd@kdu.ac.lk Contact Number: +94713078360
Qualifications
Working Experience
Other Contributions
Research Interests
Teaching Areas
Publications
Conference Papers
Awards
Workshops & Conferences
Qualifications
Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Teaching English as a Second Language) (Merit Pass), University of Colombo
National Diploma in Teaching ( English ) (PNCoE) , National Institute of Education.
Teaching Knowledge Test on CLIL ( Band 3) awarded by University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Certificate in Teaching Live Online conducted by The Consultants-E (Awarded by British Council, Sri Lanka)
Certificate in E-Moderation: A Training Course for Online Tutors conducted by The Consultants-E (Awarded by British Council, Sri Lanka)
Successful completion of Special Teacher Training on ESL teaching at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India
Successful completion of Certificate course on 120 hour English Teacher Training course conducted by the British Council in partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka.
Successful completion of Teacher Educator Course conducted by the British Council in partnership with the Ministry of Education which covered ELT Training, Trainer Training, Core Skills Training and Mentoring Skills Training.
Working Experience
Instructor in English at Department of Languages of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka from 03rd November 2021 to date
Coordinator, BA in TESOL at Department of Languages of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University from 20 November 2021 to date
Master Teacher Trainer of English, Ministry of Education from 2012 to 2021.
E-moderator : English for Teaching Course (Conducted by British Council in partnership with Ministry of Education)
Teacher of English (Ministry of Education) 2001 to 2011.
Other Contributions
Resource person for the Ministry of Education and National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka from 2011 to 2021.
ESL trainer for the National Institute of Language Education and Training (NILET) from 2013 to 2019.
National Level Judge at National Level English Language and Drama Competitions conducted by Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2020
Lecturer – Untrained Non-Graduate Teacher Training programme conducted by the National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka (From 2017 to 2021)
Lecturer (English) – Post Graduate Diploma in Education conducted by the National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka (From 2014 to 2015)
Research Interests
English Language Teaching methodology
Peer observation
Professional Development through Reflection
Feedback
Teaching Areas
TESOL
Communication Skills
Teaching Methodology
Publications
Member of the Panel of writers of the English pupil’s text books (Grade 6 – 11) circulated and taught in government schools published by Education Publications Department.
Member of the Panel of writers of the Grade 4 Pirivena English pupil’s books circulated and taught in government religious schools published by Education Publications Department.
Member of the Panel of writers of the ELT support material developed for the bilingual classes under the directions and guidance of the Bilingual and Trilingual Programmes Branch, Ministry of Education.
Member of the Panel of writers of the Supplementary Manual to Teach Western Music in English Grade 7 published by Ministry of Education
Developed e-materials for Grade 6, 7, 8 and 9 for ‘Ethaksalawa’ organized by Education Publications Department.
Conference Papers
Assessment for learning a second language in a MLE setting in Sri Lanka – 5th International Conference on Language and Education – Sustainable Development through Multilingual Education 2016 organized by Asia Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group, Bangkok, Thailand
Assessment for learning a second language in a multilingual education setting – Symposium on Language Related Action Research – Ministry of Education.
An intervention in facilitating teaching/ learning through reflection.Symposium – Research for Development: Challenges and Opportunities Annual Researc Symposium – 2018 organized by – University of Colombo
A Study to Identify the Professional Development Needs of Teachers. Symposium – Research for Development: Challenges and Opportunities Annual Researc Symposium – 2017 organized by – University of Colombo
Awards
Certificate course on Special Teacher Training on ESL teaching at the English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India (Scholarship awarded by the Government of India).
Awarded a scholarship sponsored by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts to visit Sangam, a world centre of WAGGS and to participate in an advocacy seminar on HIV AIDS
Workshops & Conferences
Hornby Regional School – Dhaka Bangladesh 2016
Continuous Professional Development programmes conducted by British Council
Conferences organized by Sri Lankan English Language Teachers’ Association – Sri Lanka
