Ms. Chamali Gamage

Profile Overview

Chamali Gamage is a Lecturer (Probationary) attached to the Department of Multidisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Technology, University of Ruhuna. She is currently reading for a master’s degree in Teaching English as a Second Language at the Postgraduate Institute of English, Open University of Sri Lanka. She holds a BA (Hons) in Teaching English as a Second Language with Second Class Upper Division Honours from the University of Kelaniya.

Her research interests include technology in language teaching, Sri Lankan English, second language acquisition, and language testing and evaluation.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

Education

  • Master’s Degree in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) – Reading
    Postgraduate Institute of English, Open University of Sri Lanka
  • BA (Hons) in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) with Second Class Upper Division Honours
    University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Professional Experience

  • Lecturer (Contract)
    Department of English Language Teaching, Open University of Sri Lanka
    9 October 2023–30 April 2024
  • Visiting Lecturer in English Language
    BA External Degree Programme and Extension Courses, Department of English Language Teaching, University of Ruhuna
    5 December 2021–1 September 2024
  • Visiting Lecturer in English Language
    Department of Coastal and Marine Resources Management, Ocean University of Sri Lanka
    18 March 2024–12 September 2024
  • Temporary Lecturer in English Language
    Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Ruhuna
    18 October 2021–6 October 2023
  • Temporary Lecturer in English Language
    Department of English Language Teaching, University of Kelaniya
    1 July 2020–15 October 2021
  • Visiting Lecturer in English Language
    AIBT Campus, Matara
    April 2022–October 2023
  • Lecturer in English Language
    ESOL College International
    5 February 2019–30 June 2020
  • Volunteer Teacher in English Language
    Sambhav Special Needs School, Dehradun, India
    22 February 2017–31 March 2017
  • Trainee Teacher in English Language
    KE/Helena Wijayawardana Balika Vidyalaya, Kelaniya

Publications

Extended Abstracts

2024

  1. Gamage, C., Ranasinghe, P. & Dissanayaka, D. (2024).
    The Course Materials of the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Course Offered at the Open University of Sri Lanka: A Critical Appraisal.
    37th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU).

2023

  1. Gamage, C. (2023).
    Accent in Varieties of English: A Study of the Degree of Preference and Intelligibility among ESL Undergraduates at the University of Kelaniya.
  2. Amarasinghe, H. & Gamage, C. (2023).
    An Investigation on Translanguaging in Tertiary-Level ESL Classrooms.

2022

  1. Jayarathna, D. & Gamage, C. (2022).
    A Study on Employing TED Talks as a Digital Tool for Developing the Communicative Skills of Tertiary-Level ESL Learners.
  2. Gamage, C. & Jayarathna, D. (2022).
    Identifying Difficulties Encountered by Sri Lankan ESL Students in the First Certificate in English (FCE) Listening Tests.
  3. Amarasinghe, H., Jayarathna, D. & Gamage, C. (2022).
    Target Language or the First Language? Employing the First Language in Teaching Grammar to Undergraduates in a Second-Language Classroom.
  4. Hewapaththuwa, H., Gamage, C. & Jayarathna, D. (2022).
    Heterogeneous or Homogeneous Groups? Student Perspectives on the Role of Gender in Teamwork Related to Higher Education.

2021

  1. Gamage, C. (2021).
    A Critical Evaluation of the Use of Native-English-Speaker and Non-Native-English-Speaker Audio Clips in the ESL Classroom at the University of Kelaniya.
  2. Jayarathna, D. & Gamage, C. (2021).
    A Study on the Effectiveness of the “Looking for Keywords” Strategy in Enhancing Listening Comprehension in the ESL Classroom.
  3. Arsakulasuriya, C. M., Udara, W. K. N. & Madushika, G. G. C. (2021).
    A Critical Evaluation of the Supernatural Elements in the Jataka Stories through the Theoretical Framework of Magic Realism.
  4. Udara, W. & Gamage, C. (2021).
    A Statistical Analysis of the Test Scores of Young Sri Lankan English as a Second Language Learners in Onsite and Online Summative Examinations.

Journal Publications

  1. An Assessment of Developing Academic Literacy, Media Literacy and Critical Literacy among Undergraduates Studying Film and Television Studies through Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Approaches.
    Journal of Values and Professional Attitudes (JOVPA), Sri Lanka.

Magazine Publications

  1. Gamage, C. (2023).
    Changing Job Role of the “Teacher” in a Multimodal Classroom.
    HR Glimmer 2023, published 6 May 2023.

Research Interests

  • Technology in Language Teaching
  • Sri Lankan English
  • Second Language Acquisition
  • Language Testing and Evaluation
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