Ms. Judith Sumindi Rodrigo
Contact:
Department: Department of Modern Languages
University Location: (Room Number) K16 401
University Address: Department of Modern Languages,
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Telephone: (Office) +94-11-2-903721 / (Extension) 725
E mail: sumindi@hotmail.com
Educational Qualification:
- B.A. (Special) Degree, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Master I - Didactique des langues et des cultures et FLE, Université Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France
- Master II - Didactique des langues et des cultures et FLE, Université Jean Monnet, Saint Étienne, France
Teaching Experience:
- Teacher – Alliance Française de Kotte in Colombo from May 2013
- Visiting Lecturer – University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri-Lanka (2016)
- Teacher of French Language –Lyceum International School, Wattala, Sri Lanka ( 2012- 2013)
- Visiting Lecturer –American College of Higher Education, Negombo, Sri Lanka (2011)
Research and Publications:
- A study on the language contact as seen among French/Sinhala bilingual children born to Sinhala speaking Sri Lankan immigrants in France (Master’s thesis)
- A study of the Sinhala adaptation of the French animation movie “Astérix et Cléopâtre”: focusing on the cultural interplay in an audio-visual adaptation. (Mini-thesis as part of the BA Special Degree in French language and culture)
Papers published in Abstract form/ conference papers:
- “Sinhala/French Language and Culture contact: A case study on Sinhala children of srilankan origin living in France”, International Conference on Linguistics, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka,2015
Professional Qualifications:
- Diplômeapprofondi de langue française C1, CIEP, France
- Habilitation des examinateurs et des correcteurs DELF (A1-B2), CIEP
- Teacher training programme, Saint Joseph Private Elementary School, La Seauve Sur Semene, France
- Teacher training programme, Pierre et Marie Curie Secondary School, La Talaudière, France
- Cambridge Ordinary Level French professional development course, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Awards & Scholarships:
- Prix d’Excellence Master-Ingénieur, Fondation de l’Université Jean-Monnet, Saint Étienne, France – 2015.
- Gold Medal for best performance at the B.A. (Special) Degree in French University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka – 2011.
- Scholarship offered by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cooperation (MAEC) and the Spanish Agency of International Cooperation for Development (AECI) - Aug 2010.
- Winner of the “Dix mots de la Francophonie” competitionorganized by the Embassy of France, Sri Lanka - Aug 2009
Research interests:
- Didactics of languages and cultures, socio-didactics, language and culture contact, plurilingual and multicultural identities, language ideologies