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Miss PD Malsha Muthumali

Senior Lecturer

Social Sciences and Languages

Email : malsha.muthumali@ssl.sab.ac.lk

    Qualifications

  • B.A,Special (Japanese) SUSL-2010

    (With Gold Medal for First Class and the best performance with highest final grade point average in the faculty of social sciences & languages of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in year 2010. )

    M.A.(Specialize in Japanese) , Nara Women’s University-Japan 2015

    Certificate Course in Teaching Methodology, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka - 2017

     Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1, 2014

    Scholarships

    • Postgraduate Scholarship (MONBUKAGAKUSHO –MEXT) offered by the government of Japan in year 2012.
    • “Invitation Program for Japanese Language Students implemented as part of the Japan-East Asia Network  of Exchange of Students(JENESYS) Program” conducted from March 3 to March31, 2010 at the  Japan Foundation Japanese Language Institute, Kansai,Japan.

    Profile

  • I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Languages and Intersted in conducting research in the Japanese Folklore, Japanese Culture.

    Research Interests

  • Japanese Folklore and Culture.

    Japanese Studies

    Recent Publications

    • “Comparative study of Japanese and Sri Lankan folktales”-(the research is based on Japan and Sri Lanka) - 2010 - Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.
    • “Comparative study of original folk story and retelling folk story”-(the research is based on Author Miyako Matsutani`s retelling folk story.) - 2016 - Nara Women's UNiversity - Japan.
    • "Kanji handwriting errors: identifying the types and applicable teaching methods" - 2019 - 7th International Conference of SUSL
    • "シンハラ語母語話者の日本語学習者のカタカナ語彙の習得に関する考察" - 2023 - International Conference on Postgraduate Interdisciplinary Research of Buddhist and Pali University.

    Consultancies

    • Japanese Language Consultant -STHRD PROJECT/PIU/SUSL

    Participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes/Extension Courses/Short Courses/Visiting Lectures

    • Visiting Lecturer in the Faculty of Technology of SUSL.
    • Visting Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of University of Sri Jayewardenapura.

    Chapters and Books of Scholarly Work

    • "Professor Noguchi Tadashi's Contribution to Sri Lankan Culture and the Sinhala Language." -Sri Lanka and Japan 70 years of Diplomatic Relations- published in the year 2022.

    Positions Held/Hold or service Rendering/Rendering (University Level/National Level/International Level)

    • Coordinator of the Diploma in Pre-School Teacher Training Programme- Center for Open and Distance Learning, SUSL.
    • Coordinator of the Sarasavi Pre - School - Center for Open and Distance Learning, SUSL.
    • Chief Examiner (Japanese) of GCE Advanced Level Examination Evaluation - 2022 (2023)
    • Syllabi Maker of BA General Degree (Japanese Language) at Aquinas Collage of Higher Studies.
    • Judge of the 第13回加計学園杯日本語弁論国際大会スリランカ地区大会-2023年.