Education Qualifications
- MA in Linguistics (University of Kelaniya) – 2017/2018
- BA in Tourism Management and Foreign Languages (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka) – 2011/2012
Professional Qualifications
- Advanced Certificate in Child and Educational Psychology – 2024 (Reading)
- Diploma in Early Childhood and Primary Education – 2024 (Reading)
- Diploma in Translations and Interpretations (University of Kelaniya) – 2020
- Certificate Course in Tamil (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka) – 2014
- Certificate Course in ICT (Rajarata University of Sri Lanka) – 2012
Research Interests
- Bilingual Education in Sri Lanka
- Teaching Academic Writing
- English as a Second Language
- Translation Studies
Appointments
- Lecturer (Temp.) – Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management Studies, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (July 2024 – up to date)
- Visiting Lecturer in English – SITC Campus (November 2024 – up to date)
- Visiting Lecturer in Diploma in English – National Institue of Social Development (July 2024 – up to date)
- Teacher-in-charge for Foreign Language (Japanese) Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (since 2018)
- Visting Lecturer of Japanese – Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka ‚Äì 2018-up to date
- Resource Person ‚Äì BBA 1152 Business English I – Faculty of Management Studies – Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2022 ‚Äì up to date)
- ELT Coordinator for the Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (RUSL) 2018-2024
- Instructor-in-English (Assignment Basis) – Department of English Language Teaching (DELT) ‚Äì Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2020-2024)
- Visiting Lecturer in Advanced Certificate in English (Extension) Programme – Department of English Language Teaching ‚Äì Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2022 ‚Äì 2024)
- Instructor-in-English (Contract Basis) – Department of English Language Teaching – Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2017-2019)
- Instructor-in-English (Assignment Basis) – Department of English Language Teaching – Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2016-2017)
- Lecturer Assistant ‚Äì Certificate Course in Japanese Language for North Central Provincial Council – Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (2016)
- Visiting Lecturer in English – University College of Anuradhapura (2016)
Publications
- Kumara MDSS, Wehella DA, Pathirana HPK, Kumari RMLC, Abeysekara AMCK, Abeynayake TS, Rajapakshe TS (2024), Exploring the Content for Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) Programs for Social Sciences and Humanities, International Research Symposium Social Sciences and Humanities 2024 (IRSSSH2024).
- Kumara MDSS, Wehella DA, Pathirana HPK, Abeynayake TS, De Silva KHDN, Rajapakshe TS, Egodage WA (2023), Computer Corpus Applications in English Teaching Programs for Social Sciences and Humanities, First National Research Symposium of Department of Social Sciences, RUSL.
- Kumara MDSS, Abeywardane PLN, Abeynayake T, De Silva KHDN (2019), Should English Teachers Teach Science? – An Action Research on the Foundation English Programme of Applied Sciences, Rajarata International Research Conference, 2019.
- Abeynayake T (2018), A Study to Find Out the Reasons for the Degree of Students Preference of the Bilingual Education Subjects in the National Schools of the North Central Province, was presented at the South Asia Conference on Multidisciplinary Research – 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Abeynayake TS (2017), A Study on the English Language (L2) Proficiency of the Bilingual Education Teachers of the Sri Lankan Government Schools in North Central Province, was presented at The Third International Conference on Linguistics in Sri Lanka, 2017, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka