Hasitha PathiranaSenior Lecturer (Grade II)
Contact:
Department of English Language Teaching
(Room Number) K15
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-11 2 903780 (Office)
E-mail: hpathirana@kln.ac.lk (University)
(Room Number) K15
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
Tel: +94-11 2 903780 (Office)
E-mail: hpathirana@kln.ac.lk (University)
Educational Qualification:
| M.A. in Conflict Resolution (University of Colombo) - 2009 | ||
| M.A. in Linguistics (University of Kelaniya) - 2006 | ||
| B.A. (University of Colombo) - 2003 |
Administrative Experience:
| Senior Lecturer,University of Kelaniya (2013-to date) | ||
| Lecturer University of Kelaniya (2009-2013) | ||
| Lecturer (Probationary) ITUM, University of Moratuwa (2007-2009) | ||
| Temporary Assistant Lecturer University of Kelaniya (2005-2007) | ||
| Adjunct Faculty Member: University of Troy, USA, Colombo branch: Institute of Technological Studies, Colombo- 5 (2008-2009) |
Professional Qualifications:
SEDA, Staff and Educational Development Association, UK-2009
Courses Teaching Currently:
| Lecturer in the Master of Human Resource Management Degree Course, University of Kelaniya (2010- to date) | ||
| Lecturer in the Master of Business Degree Course, University of Kelaniya (2013- to date) | ||
| Lecturer in TESL Degree Course, University of Kelaniya (2012 to date) | ||
| Lecturer in ELTU courses, University of Kelaniya (2009 to date) | ||
| Lecturer in Western Music at the Visual Arts, Design and Performing Arts Unit, University of Kelaniya (2009- to date) |
Appointments (Contribution to Teaching & Academic Development):
| Pathirana, H.P.K. (2013). Majoritarian Discourse, Masking and the Female Suicide Bomber in Chandrasekaram’s “Forbidden Area”. Journal of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, 2, 42-47. | ||
| Do you see what I see? Gender performativity in Chandrasekaram’s Tigers Don’t Confess,14th Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya, 2013 | ||
| Majoritarian discourse, masking and the female suicide bomber in Chandrasekaram’s Forbidden Area, 13th Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya, 2012 | ||
| “Student voice” in student feedback: presence, power, and agency, 8thAnnual SLAIHEE conference, 2012 | ||
| The Elocution Industry in Sri Lanka, at annual SLELTA conference, 2009 | ||
| Dealing with Memories of War using Mechanisms of Transitional Justice in Sri Lanka- FGS University of Colombo, 2005 | ||
| Peacebuilding through Theatre Arts: Checkpoint as a Case Study- based on M.A. dissertation ( A research on English Theatre and its trends),7th Annual Research Symposium, University of Kelaniya, 2006 |
Publications (Researches in English):
A Historical Study of Prakrits with Particular Reference to the Jain & Buddhist Scriptures (Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Delhi University), 1999.
Remarkable Resemblance of Buddhist and Jain Scriptures, Sri Lanka Association for Buddhist Studies, Asgiriya, Kandy, 2003.
Magadhi & Ardhamagadhi, the Center for Buddhist Studies, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka, 2003.
A Historical Stratification of Pali Canonical Literature, Annual Research Symposium 2003, Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka.