Mr. Nalaka S. Hewage

Coordinator, ELTU
Senior Lecturer, DELT, Faculty of Arts

English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya.

nsheltumgt@gmail.com

+94702230947

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Academic/Professional Qualifications

Bachelor

BA (Hons) Special Degree in English, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Master

MA in Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

Appointments
  • Lecturer (Probationary), Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  • Lecturer (Probationary), English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
  • Visting Lecturer, Postgraduate Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • ESL Instructor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Temporary Instructor in English, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  • Visiting Instructor in English, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
  • Coordinator, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Coordinator, Pillar III (IELTS), Journey to PhD Programme 2022, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Coordinator, English Language Teaching Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya
  • EPT Rater, English Placement Test Office, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Composition Grader, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Judge, IMechE 2016, Speech Competition (English), Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
  • Judge, Interschool Speech Competition (English), JMC International School
  • Teacher of English, Extension Course in English, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
  • Teacher of English, Special English Class, MATESL Practicum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Teacher of English, JMC International School
  • Teacher of English, Lyceum International School
  • Member, AHEAD Project - Activity 05, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, English Language Teaching Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Faculty Diary Committee, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Media Unit, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Member, Editorial Board, "Volume 01 - Faculty Working Paper Series" (2022)
  • Member, Editorial Committee, Peradeniya University International Management Research Sessions 2021
  • Member, Curriculum Revision Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Uniersity of Peradeniya
  • Member, English Language Teaching Committee, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Uniersity of Peradeniya
  • Editorial Assitant, iPURSE 2021, University of Peradeniya
  • Language Editor-in-Chief, Peradeniya Management Student (PMS), Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Language Editor-in-Chief, Peradeniya Management Newsletter (PMN), Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Resource Person, Workshop on Business Communication, Graduate Training Programme organized by Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya
  • Resource Person, IELTS and TOEFL: What, Why, & How?, Webinar Series for the Undergraduates of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
  • Resource Person, Workshop related to Certificate Course in General English, Center for Distance Learning and Continuing Education, University of Peradeniya
  • Volunteer, CALICO Conference (Computer Assited Language Instruction Consortium) 2018
Memberships/ Awards

  • Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
  • Dr. Sandra J. Finely Teacher Scholar Certificate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
  • Graduate Teacher Certificate, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA

Research Interests

  • Computer-Assisted Language Learning
  • Language Testing and Assessment