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Prof. Gamini Fonseka Citation: Prof. Gamini Fonseka Professor Edirisingha Arachchige Gamini Fonseka, Bachelor of Arts (Kelaniya), Master of Arts (Edinburgh) and Doctor of Philosophy (Vaasa) is currently the Professor in English at the University of Ruhuna. He was born in Bandarawela in October 1955. He also has followed courses in higher education at the Universities of Zurich and Sheffield and received online training from the Universities of Oregon and Maryland Baltimore County. He cultivated his professional skills as a university teacher and researcher in the teaching of English language and literature and the appreciation of fiction, poetry, and drama. He has proven expertise as a teacher educator, lecturer, educational manager, textbook writer, producer of educational material, critic of literature and culture, and an amateur painter, poet, dramatist, singer, cartoonist, and storyteller. He achieved his professional experience at the Professional In-Service English Teacher Training Program (PRINSETT), the Pasdunrata College of Education, the Oman Ministry of Education, the University of Vaasa, the Abo Akademi University in Vaasa, the Vasa Ovningskola, the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy, the University of Kelaniya, the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka and the University of Ruhuna. He has an illustrious local and international research and publication record, with about twenty books and fifty research papers to his credit. He has held lectures at international conferences and symposia in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Finland, and Sweden. He has served as an external examiner for doctoral programs at several universities in India, namely, Madras, Periyar, Bharathiar, Bharathidas, and Annamalai. Currently, he is engaged in research in literary theory and cultural studies. CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Family name: Fonseka 2. First names: Edirisingha Arachchige Gamini 3. Date of birth: 13.10.1955 4. Nationality: Sri Lankan 5. Civil status: Married 6. Office Address: Professor of English, English Language Teaching Unit, University of Ruhua, Wellamadama, MATARA (Sri Lanka) 7. Home Address: Bellaria, 36, Amunudowa, BANDARAWELA (Sri Lanka) 8. Telephone: Mobile: +94712937169 Office: +94412222681-3801, 3802 Home: +94572222916 9. Education: Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained: (Date from - Date to) University of Kelaniya Bachelor of Arts (General) Degree with English, French, (01.09.1978-30.09.1981) and Economics HIEE, Colomobo Linguistics for Language Teacher Educators (04.05.1987-05.06.1987) University of Edinburgh Master of Arts (ELT) (01.09.1989-30.09.1990) University of Sheffield Develop Your Skills As A Lecturer – Certificate (01.10.1990-15.10.1990) University of Vaasa Doctor of Philosophy (English) (01.09.1993-30.09.1997) University of Oregon Critical Thinking in Language Curriculum – Certificate (20.06.2011-26.08.2011) UMBC Methodology for TESOL - Certificate (09.02.2012-25.04.2012) 10. Language skills: Indicate competence on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 - excellent; 5 - basic) Language Reading Speaking Writing English 1 1 1 Sinhala 1 1 1 French 3 3 3 German 3 3 3 Pali 3 - - Sanskrit 3 - - 11. Membership of professional bodies: Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (UK) 12. Other skills: (e.g. Computer literacy, etc.) Can handle all MS Office Programmes; Drama production; Acting; Singing; Painting; Storytelling 13. Present position: Professor of English, University of Ruhuna 2 14. Specific experience in the region: Country Date from - Date to Switzerland-Europe 01.10.1983-14.04.1984 UK-Europe 01.09.1989-20.10.1990 Oman-Middle East 01.03.1992-30.05.1994 Finland-Europe 01.09.1993-12.10.1997 Sri Lanka-South Asia 13.10.1997- to date 15. Professional experience Date Location Company& Position Description from - reference Date to person (name & contact details) 01.01.99 Ratmalana Registrar- Senior Lecturer During this period I headed the - Kotelawala Gr II in English Department of Languages. I 31.08.03 Defence refurbished the English curriculum University and conducted a 148 hr training programme for the staff to teach the language and communicative skills stipulated there. I helped the staff produce English dramas with the cadets for the Annual English Day Programme. 01.09.03 Belihuloya Registrar- Senior Lecturer During this period while lecturing at - Sabaragam Gr II in the Faculty of Management Studies, I 31.01.05 uwa Business held the post of Staff Development University Communicatio Director. In that capacity I organised of Sri n and conducted staff development Lanka workshops and seminars. Also I was Coordinator for the Rahangala Campus of the university. There I organised and conducted a fee- levying certificate course in English for school-leavers. 3 01.02.05 Matara Registrar Senior Lecturer I headed the ELTU; coordinated a – University Gr I in English conference on Post-Tsunami 06.20.07 of Ruhuna Recovery and Rehabilitation Process in 2005; introduced a new curriculum for the General English Programme in 2005; worked as resource person at Multicultural World Education in Parola (Finland) in 2005; conducted a Professional English Educational Research (PEER) Training programme for the staff in 2006; organised training sessions with a visiting scholar from Finland in 2006; held responsible positions as Senior Member of Higher Education Committee, Examination Discipline Committee, Research and Publication Committee, etc. 06.20.07 Matara Registrar Professor in I headed the ELTU until March 31, - University English 2011; introduced to the Science 06.19.15 of Ruhuna Faculty a course in Oral Communication & Rhetoric in 2008; organised training sessions with visiting scholar from the USA Dr Jill Robbins of Georgetown University in 2010; held responsible positions as Member of Higher Education Committee, Examination Discipline Committee, Research and Publication Committee, etc. 06.20.15 Matara Registrar Senior I am heading the ELTU and Date University Professor in Department of English & linguistics, of Ruhuna English in addition to holding responsible positions as Member of Higher Education Committee, Examination Discipline Committee, Research and Publication Committee, etc. 16. Have you ever been convicted in a court of law, for any offence? No 17. Whether any departmental disciplinary enquiry is pending against you? No Hereby I certify that the particulars furnished by me in the above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and experience. Signature: EAGF Date: August 12, 2016 4 18. Referees Emeritus Prof Gerald Porter Dr. Jerry Schuchalter Emeritus Prof. DCRA Goonetilleke Kellosepankatu 19A Law School No 1, Kandewatta Road, 65100 Vaasa University of Turku Nawala Road, Nugegoda Finland 25000 Turku, Finland Sri Lanka [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 19. Research Publications in Refereed Journals 1. 'Oral Poetry and Sri Lanka's Diglossia-Affected Children.' In Jerry Schuchalter (Ed.). Interdependence and Interaction: English in Contact with Other Languages. Finland: University of Vaasa. 1995. ISBN 951-683-560-0 2. 'Children's Songs in Promoting Learner Autonomy.' In Leslie Dickinson (Ed.) Autonomy 2000: Developing Learner Independence in Language Learning. Bangkok: Cambridge University Press. 1996. ISBN 0-521-92679-3 3. The Canon of Sri Lankan Literature in English.' In SG Samaranayake, Mahinda Ralapanawa, DM Gunaratne & Rajendra Bandara (Eds.) Arts Council of Sri Lanka Quarterly. June 1998. 4. 'Assessment and Evaluation in a Language-Based Approach to the Study of Literature.' In Rev. Pallewela Sarada (Ed.) Chinthaka: Sri Lanka National Colleges of Education Journal Vol 4. 1998. 5. ‘Metaphor in Language Transfer.’ In Porter, Gerald & Monica Loeb (Eds.) Dangerous Crossing: Transgression in Literature and Culture. Sweden: University of Umea. 1999. ISBN 0345-0155 6. Orality in Language Education. In Helena Kantanen & John Shepherd (Eds.) Vaasa University Journal. No 5/1997. ISSN 1236-6730' 7. Autonomy in a Resource Poor Setting: Reviving the Carnivalesque.' In: Autonomy Across Cultures. (Eds.) Richard C Smith & David Paulfreyman. London: Palgrave Macmillan. 2003. ISBN 1-4039-0354-9 8. ‘Orality in Culture and Education.’ Paper presented at the Assumption University of Thailand in Bangkok, on January 31st, 2003. Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka Journal 2004. 9. 'Professoinalism through Alertness to Innovation.' Paper presented at the International SLELTA Conference, Colombo on August 30th, 2002. National Teacher Education Authority of India Journal 2004. 10. “A Sri Lankan Variety of English: Exploding the Fallacy.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Sri Lankan Studies – Sri Lanka at Cross-Roads, Ruhuna University, Matara, on November 30th, 2003. Proceedings of the 9th ICSLS Conference. 11. ‘Transliteration of Sri Lankan Native Words in Roman.’ Paper prepared for the on-coming International SLELTA Conference, Colombo, 2004. SLELTA Conference Proceedings 2006. 12. “Teacher-Pupil and Pupil-Pupil relationships in a Multicultural Classroom: Levels of Communication.” Paper presented at the International Training in Multicultural Education: Parola Senior-High and Hama Polytechnic Teacher Education University. Finland. 2005. University of Ruhuna Humanities & Social Sciences Journal 2006. 13. “Role of the Teacher in Student Empowerment through English Language Ability.” Paper presented at the International SLELTA Conference, Colombo on September 3rd, 2006. SLELTA Conference Proceedings 2008. 5 14. “Achieving Relevance in University General English Programmes with
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