Ms Githma Premakumara

Ms.Githma Kulatunge

Lecturer(On Contract)

Contact

Academic Building (B3)-Room 08
Department of Science for Technology
Faculty of Technology
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Mahenwatte, Pitipana North
Homagama 10200
Sri Lanka

Email: githmapremakumara@sjp.ac.lk

Education

2019-2022
M.A. in Linguistics, University of  Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

2015-2018
B.A. in English, University of  Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Personal Profile

Personal Profile: Ms. Githma Kulatunge received her BA in English (2018) from the University of Sri
Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and her MA in Linguistics (2022) from the University of Kelaniya,
Sri Lanka. With extensive undergraduate lecturing experience spanning over half a decade, she
served as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer in the Department of English Language Teaching
(DELT), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. In
2023, she assumed the role of Lecturer (on contract) at the Department of Science for
Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Research Keywords: Applied Linguistics, English as a Second Language (ESL), Teaching
English as a Second Language (TESL), Modern Teaching Methods, Audio Visual Aids, Oral
Proficiency

Positions Held

2023–Present

Lecturer (on contract), Department of Science for Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2019-2023 

Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Department of English Language Teaching (DELT), Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of SriJayewardenepura

2021-2023

Coordinator for English for Occupational Purposes (EOP), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2022

Editor and Writer for the first year second semester ‘English in Use 2’ textbook under the supervision of Dr.Madhubashini Dissanayake Ratnayake & Dr. Bimali Indrarathne

2019-2020

Assistant Coordinator for English, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2019-2020 

Visiting Lecturer for English for Oral Communication – External Certificate Course in English (Intake 13) conducted by the Department of English Language Teaching, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

2019-2019 

Visiting Lecturer for English, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura (Volunteer)

2023 

Convenor at the 8th International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2022 

Session coordinator at the Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2022), organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2022 

Member of the organizing committee of the Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2022), organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2021 

Co-convenor at the Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day 2021 organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2021 

Member of the organizing committee of the first National Action Research on Higher Education (NARCHE 2021) organized by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2020 

Committee member of the National Conference on Action Research in Higher Education 2020, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

2019 

Convenor for the technical sessions of the third Vidyodaya Undergraduate Research Day (VURD 2019), University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

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Awards, Distinctions, and Memberships

Research Interests

Second Language Oral Proficiency, English as a Second Language (ESL), Teaching English as a
Second Language (TESL), Applied Linguistics, Modern Teaching Methods

Publications

Research Articles

Teaching

Ms. Githma teaches the following course modules:

ETC/BTC 1071, ITC 1082
Communication Skills I (English)

ETC/BTC 1162, ITC 1172
Communication Skills II (English)