Ms. A.M.C.K. Abeysekara

Temporary Instructor

amckabeysekara@mgt.rjt.ac.lk
+94 71 495 5680

Education Qualifications

Master of Arts in Linguistics University of Kelaniya
BA (General) in Languages and Tourism Management Rajarata University

Professional Qualifications

Advanced Diploma in English Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
English Language Teacher Training (ESL) Headway Learning Solutions (HLS) in collaboration with the American Center
Certificate Course in Tamil Language Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Certificate Course in ICT Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Certificate in Web Design Course
First Certificate in English (FCE) Cambridge English Language School Anuradhapura
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Course TEFL Professional Institute Teacher Record
Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language Alison Online Course
British Council
- English in higher education – challenges, opportunities, current practice and future trends by Kristina Hultgren, Ann Veitch, Emma Dafouz, Ute Smit, Kari Sahan, Heath Rose, Andrew Linn, Anastasiya Bezborodova
A webinar at the British Council World Teachers’ Day event 2021
- Digital Literacies by Nicky Hockly
- Eco-literacy: What? Why? And How? by Ceri Jones and Katherine
Bilsborough
- Teenagers: Flow and the random factor
- Using WhatsApp for interactive tasks by Jessica Mackay
- Quizzing tools, retrieval practice and multimodal feedback in language lessons
- A recipe for teacher learning
- Learner Agency
- Looking back to look ahead: Language teaching experiences during
COVID-19
- Single Voices, Global Choices: an Online Community Project
TEFL Horizons – Webinar Series Teaching English Online
- Unexpected Online Teaching Tools
- Teaching Speaking & Writing Online,
- Teaching Reading & Listening Online
- Techniques for Teaching Lower Levels Online
- Building your Online Teaching Business
- Secrets of Successful Online English Teaching
Cambridge University Press and Assessment
- Lesson planning for young learners and how to use exam support materials effectively.
International Assoiation of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
- 2021 IATEFL Young Learners & Teenagers Emerald Web Conference
Department of Language Education Kathmandu University School of Education Nepal
- Learner focused techniques in ELT – (A five-day online workshop)
English Language Teaching Division Oxford University
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Assessment for Learning
Headway Learning Solutions (HLS) in collaboration with American Center
- Interview Skills
- Presentation and Public speaking Skills
Online Teaching Methods
- Rajarata University of Sri Lanka One day workshop organized by the Staff Development Centre
Current Research Trends in English Language Education Research & Innovation Centre
- Kathmandu University School of Education Nepal A three-day international webinar A Three
Day Talk Series on Research and Innovation Research & Innovation Centre
- Kathmandu University School of Education Nepal

Research Interests

Vocabulary Development
Speaking Proficiency
Teaching Grammar
Speaking and Oral Skills in ESL
Vocabulary Development
Language Learning Strategies and Approaches
Learner and Teacher Autonomy
Learner Attitudes and Perceptions
Interlanguage and Error Analysis
Curriculum and Program Development

Appointments

Visiting Lecturer/Instructor/Teacher

Teacher Trainee Rahula International College (Dec 2015, Mar 2016)
Visiting Lecturer Vocational Training Authority (Jul 2016, Nov 2016)
Instructor in English (Temporary Basis) Department of English Language Teaching, Rajarata university of Sri Lanka (20 Nov 2016 ‚ 30 Oct 2024)
Diploma in English (Internal), Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka (1 Jan 2019 ‚ 30 Oct 2024)
Diploma in English (Extension) Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka (1 Jan 2019 ‚ 30 Oct 2024)
Advanced Certificate in English (Extension), Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka (1 Jan 2019 ‚ 30 Oct 2024)
Remedial English Programme Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Pre University Certificate Course in English Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Visiting Lecturer Bachelor of Business Administration (General) External Degree, Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (6 Mar 2019 ‚ Current)
Visiting Lecturer National Institute of Social Development (25 Jul 2024 ‚ Current)
Visiting Lecturer, Staff Training Programme Tudawa Brother (PVT) Ltd (1 Dec 2024 ‚ 24 Feb 2025)

Module Writer

Diploma in English (Internal), Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Remedial English Programme Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Pre University Certificate Course in English Department of English Language Teaching University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Business Administration (Extension) Degree Programme Faculty Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Oral Examiner & Invigilator

Diploma in English (Extension) University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Diploma in English (Internal) University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Advanced Certificate in English (Extension) University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Remedial English Programme University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Faculty of Management Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Technology
Faculty of Applied Sciences

Member of Organizing Committee Research Symposiums

Fourth International Symposium of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (ISIBES) 2018 Investing in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Second Undergraduate Research Symposium (URSSSH) 2022 Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Rajarata University International Symposium on English Language Teaching (RUISELT) 2021 Department of English Language Teaching Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Rapporteur of Research Symposiums

Fourth International Symposium of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka Investing in Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (ISIBES) 2018 Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Fourth National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM) 2021 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Rajarata University International Symposium on English Language Teaching (RUISELT) 2021 Department of English Language Teaching Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
The National Conference on Foreign Languages & Literature (NCFLL) 2023 Department of Languages Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Resource Person

Curriculum Revision Workshop 2019 B.Sc (Hons) in Information System ELT 1261 Business English ELT 2161 English for Business Communication ELT 2261 Communication & Professional Development
Curriculum Revision Committee Bachelor of Business Administration External Degree Programme (2019)
Bachelor of Business Administration (Extension) Degree Programme Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Library Staff Training Programme University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Orientation Programme _ AURORA Faculty of Management Studies University of Rajarata Sri Lanka

Committee Member Research Symposium Proceedings Committee

3rd National Research Symposium on Management (2019)

Panel Coordinator of Research Symposiums

Third National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM) 2019 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Fourth National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM) 2021 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Member of Panel of Judges

Andromeda English Night Competitions Department of English Language Teaching Faculty of Agriculture University of Rajarata Sri Lanka (2021)

Language Editor

Self Evaluation Report Bachelor of Business Administration (General) External Degree Programme Faculty of Management Studies
3rd National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM) 2019 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Fourth National Research Symposium on Management (NRSM) 2021 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
First International Research Symposium on Management (IRSM) 2022 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
Second International Research Symposium on Management (IRSM) 2023 Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka

Member of Panel of Interview Boards

Selection Interviews Diploma in English (Extension), University of Rajarata Sri Lanka
Selection Interviews Advanced Certificate in English (Extension) University of Rajarata Sri Lanka

Publications

Abeysekara, AMCK (2018) A study on improving students‚Äô oral skills through a cooperative learning approach at the South Asia Conference on Multidisciplinary Research 2018. (SAMAR) http://www.samr.tirdiconferences.com/index.php/history
Ekanayake HEMIWGB, Samarasinghe MANM, Abeysekara AMCK, Nandarathna BGDS Herath HMWN, Lecamwasam DR (2023) A study on Shape of the Teacher’s & Learner’s Autonomy in the Application of Sri Lankan ESL Curriculum Co-author at the 05th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Global Academic Research Institute
Abeysekara, AMCK. (2018) A Study on investigating the failure of achieving speaking skill with special reference to students of Kahatagasdigiliya division. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences. (RUICHSS)
Abeysekara, AMCK. (2019) A Study on developing vocabulary through word part strategy, a quasi-experimental study with special reference to young adult ESL learners in the Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Unpublished MA dissertation University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Dalugama, Sri Lanka.
Pathirana HPK , Abeywardena PLN, Herath HMWN , Abeysekara AMCK (2023) A Study on Learner Attitudes towards Explicit Grammar Teaching with special reference to undergraduates of Faculty of Management Studies Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, at the The Second National Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (NRSSSH-2023), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
Abeywardena PLN, Pathirana HPK, Abeysekara AMCK, Nizam AAM (2024) Common Interlingual Errors Among the Second Language Learners: A Case Study with Special Focus on the ESL Undergraduates of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, at the 1st International Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (IRSSSH 2024), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
Kumara MDSS, Wehella DA, Pathirana HPK, Kumari RMLC, Abeysekara AMCK, Abeynayake TS, Rajapaksha TS (2024) Exploring the Content for Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Programs for Social Sciences and Humanities, at the 1st International Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities (IRSSSH 2024), Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.