Ms Kaumadee Bamunusinghe
Ms Kaumadee BamunusingheSenior Lecturer - Grade II
Ms Kaumadee Bamunusinghe is a Senior Lecturer - (Grade II) attached to the Department of Linguistics of the University of Kelaniya. She has completed her Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Master of Philosophy Degrees from the University of Kelaniya and specializes in the field of Translation Studies. She is currently engaged in her MPhil Degree which focuses on Translation and Adaptation.

Contact details:

Department of Linguistics
Faculty of Humanities
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka

Office: +94112908786 (Ext: 536)
Mobile: +94774165486
Email: kaumadee@kln.ac.lk
          kaumadeebamunusinghe@gmail.com
Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c_m1g9QAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kaumadee_Bamunusinghe


Specialized Field

Translation Studies

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya 
  • Master of Arts in Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2015)
  • Bachelor of Arts (English, Translation Methods, Linguistics, Tamil-Optional) (2013)
  • Diploma in Tamil, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya
  • Diploma in International Relations, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies
  • Diploma in Music, Bathkande Sangith Vidyapit, Lucknow

Positions held:

  • Academic Warden, University of Kelaniya (2018/2019)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee, Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2019), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (2019)
  • Web Master, Department of Linguistics (October 2017 – December 2018)
  • Student Counsellor, Faculty of Humanities (Academic year 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee, Undergraduate Research Symposium (HUG 2018), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (2018)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee, International Conference on Humanities (ICH 2017), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya (2017)
  • Treasurer, International Conference on Linguistics, ICLSL (2017), Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2017)
  • Member of the Organizing Committee, 1st National Conference on General Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (2013)

Teaching experience:

  • Senior Lecturer (Grade II) in Translation Studies / Methods, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (Since May 2022)
  • Lecturer  in Translation Studies, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2020 - May 2022)
  • Lecturer (Probationary) in Translation Studies, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2017 - May 2020)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication, University of Kelaniya (June 2018 – September 2018)        
  • Temporary Demonstrator, ELTU, University of the Visual and Performing Arts (January 2015- March 2015)
  • Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2013 –January 2015)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2015 – May 2017)
  • Visiting Lecturer - English, Business Communication Unit, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayawardenapura (March 2015 – March 2017)
  • Visiting Lecturer - English, Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayawardenapura (March 2015 – March 2017)
  • Visiting Lecturer, Diploma in Trilingual Studies, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (December 2014)
  • Visiting Lecturer - English, National Institute of Plantation Management (October 2014 – 2016)            
  • Visiting Lecturer – Tamil, Diploma in Tamil, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (May 2014 – to date )
  • Visiting Lecturer- Language Development and Children with Special Needs, Teacher Training Institute, National Children’s Education Foundation, Mulleriyawa (June 2014 – January 2016)
  • Visiting Lecturer – Translation Methods, Diploma in Translation and Interpretation, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya (October 2014 – to date)
  • Visiting Lecturer - Translation Methods (Tamil to Sinhala - for Foreign Students), Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya July 2013 - October 2013
  • Visiting Lecturer – English, Common Program, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayawardenapura (March 2013)
  • Translator (Trainee), Ministry of Finance and Planning, Sri Lanka (March 2012 - July 2012)

Awards:

  • Vice Chancellors Award for Writing the AHEAD’s Project Proposal of the Faculty of Humanities (2018)

Publications: Research papers


  • 6th Inetrnational Symposium, South Eastern University Sri Lanka (Intsym 2016) – December 2016 Denotation and Connotation in Literary Translation
  • 4th International Conference of Eastern University, Sri Lanka (ICE 2016) – March  2016 Literary Translation and Material Culture: With Special Reference to Food
  • International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), Faculty of Arts, University of Sri Jayawardenapura –  December 2015 Translating Terms Related to Colour: With Special Reference to Giraya and its Translation /girəjə/
  • Annual Research Symposium 2015, University of the Visual and Performing Arts – November 2015 Level of Naturalness in Literary Translation
  • International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayawardenapura -   September 2015 Translating Kinship Terminology
  • International Conference on Linguistics (ICLSL)2015, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya – August 2015 A Study on the Relationship between Literary Translation and Socio-linguistics: with special reference to ‘giraya’ and its translation /girəjə/
  • International Conference on Humanities (ICH), University of Kelaniya – May 2015 Translating Proper Names
  • The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka Conference – March 2015 Performance Culture Embedded in Greek Life and its Impact on Greek Drama
  • Jaffna University International Research Conference ( JUICE) – December 2014 The Importance of the Knowledge on Dialects for a Translator
  • 15th  Annual Research Symposium, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya-October 2014 Problems Faced in Translating Technical Manuals/User Guides from English to Sinhalese
  • International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), Faculty of Arts, University of Sri Jayawardenapura – October 2014  The Importance of the Knowledge on Cultural Categories for a Literary Translator
  • International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayawardenapura -  August 2014 The Importance of the Knowledge on Socio Linguistic phenomena for an English Second Language Teacher
  • Peradeniya University International Research Sessions ( IPURSE) – July 2014 Problems Faced in Translating Food Related Terminology from Sinhalese to English
  • Seminar series on “Asian community and their coexistence in multi-ethnic and multi-cultural contexts” organized by the Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya – May 2014 Translating Words Related to the Field of Information Technology from English to Sinhala
  • International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS), Faculty of Arts, University of Sri Jayawardenapura – December 2013 The Importance of the Knowledge on Socio linguistics for a Translator
  • National Conference on General Linguistics, Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya – December 2013 Problems Faced in Translating the Information Technology Related Words in to Sinhala

Publications: Journal articles

  • ‘Sahithya’ (2019) published by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.සාහිත්‍ය පරිවර්තනය සහ සංස්කෘති විෂයක විවිධතා
  • Badanta Revathābhinandana (2018) published by the Department of  Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya Translators Fidelity in Literary and Non-Literary Texts 
  • Karuna (2017) published by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya The Importance of the Knowledge on Superordinates and Hyponyms for a Translator
  • Magadhi(2016) published by the Department of Pali and Buddhist, University of Sri Jayawardenapura The Significance of the Gothic Genre in the Subversion of Patriarchal Gender Norms in Jane Eyre
  • Charana published by the Association of Buddhist Monks, University of Sri Jayawardenapura The Politics of William Blake in Songs of Innocence and Experience
  • Magadhi(2015) published by the Department of Pali and Buddhist, University of Sri Jayawardenapura The Responsibility of Heathcliff’s Social Position for the Misery in ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the Importance Bestowed to Social Class and Class Ambiguity in it.
  • Prabha Magazine, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya A Comparative Study on Natural and Artificial Languages

Publications: Translations

  • Shwetha in the translated short story collection  Sundara Sihiwatanaya, Translators Circle, University of Kelaniya

Publications: Editorials

  • Translated short story collection Sundara Sihiwatanaya, Translators Circle, University of Kelaniya
  • HRM : Scintilla Human Resource Management Journal 2015  Volume No 03 – No 01 (Refereed Journal)
  • HRM : Scintilla Human Resource Management Journal 2015  Volume No 03 – No 02 (Refereed Journal)
  • Proceedings of 2nd HR Conference 2015 Volume No 02- No 01

Publications: Monographs

  • Translating Technical Manuals
  • Introduction to Translation Studies
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