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Miss JANUKA Edirimanna Mohotti

Lecturer

Social Sciences and Languages

Email : januka@ssl.sab.ac.lk

Fax : 0452280035

    Qualifications

  • Academic Qualifications

    Reaearch Student Hiroshima University, Japan 2021-2023

    MPhil Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2021

    PgDJS (Japanese Studies) University of Colombo 2017

    BA Hons (Japanese Language) Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2013

    Certificate Course for International Students (Japanese Studies) Tohoku University Japan 2011

    Professional Qualifications

    CTHE Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2020

    Training Program for Teachers of Japanese Language (Business Japanese) The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan 2019

    Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Level N1) The Japan Foundation, Tokyo, Japan 2011

    Scholarships

    Japanese Government MONBUKAGAKUSHO (MEXT) Scholarship 2021 for Postgraduate Research  

    Japanese Government MONBUKAGAKUSHO (MEXT) Scholarship 2010-2011 for Japanese Studies Students

    Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths; Invitation Program for Japanese Language Students (JENESYS). March 2010, The Japan Foundation, Kansai, Japan

    Japanese Language Program for High School Students; July 2007, The Japan Foundation, Kansai, Japan

    Awards

    Winner (1st Place) at the All Island Japanese Language Speech Contest for G.C.E Advanced Level Students 2007, JLEA and The Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka

    Profile

  • Lecturer - Department of Languages, SUSL from January 2021

    Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Languages, SUSL  January 2018- January 2021

    Lecturer (Temporary) - Department of Languages, SUSL May 2016 - November 2017

    Visiting Lecturer - Department of Tourism Management, SUSL November 2015 - March 2018

    Visiting Lecturer - Department of Languages, SUSL February 2014 - March 2016

    Script Writer - Dubbing Unit, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation 2012- 2014

    Japanese Language Teacher - Center for Japanese Language Education, Colombo 06 2009 - 2010

    Research Interests

  • Collocations in Japanese and Sinhala

    Audio Visual Translation - Japanese and Sinhala

    Japanese Business Culture

    Current Research Projects

  • Mohotti, J.E., (2021). 日常会話における日本語とシンハラ語のコロケーションについての比較対象―シンハラ人大学生と日本人JICAボランティアを中心にー人間社会科学研究科、広島大学

    Recent Publications

  • Books

    Mohotti, J.E., Ukigai, A. (2019). いつかあなたが来るまで  (Japanese Translation of a Collection of modern Sri Lankan Short stories by Anuradha Jayasinghe) Polgahawela, Dakshina Publishers.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2018). Sri Lankan Folktales (A Collection of Translated Sri Lankan Folktales in to Japanese) Author Publication.

    Audio Visual Translations

    Subtitle Script of the Japanese animation film Mirai in to Sinhala, Screened at the Japanese Film Festival 07th-08th December 2019, Sri Lanka Film Corporation

    Subtitle Script of the Japanese film Recall in to Sinhala, Screened at the Japanese Film Festival 07th-08th December 2019, Sri Lanka Film Corporation

    Subtitle Script of the Japanese film 100 Yen Love in to Sinhala, Screened at the EXPO JAPAN Colombo 21st-23rd April 2018, BMICH, Colombo

    Completed Research Projects

  • මොහොට්ටි,ජනූකා එදිරිමාන්න (2020). වීදේශීය භාෂා ලෙස ජපන් භාෂාව සහ සිංහල භාෂාව භාවිතයේදී පදානුගත පරිවර්තන යොදා ගැනීම නිසා ඇතිවන සන්නිවේදන ගැටලු පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්, පශ්චාත් උපාධි අධ්‍යයන පිඨය, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සබරගමුව විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2017). Causes for the Mistakes related to the Usage of Particles in Japanese Grammar made by G.C.E A/L Students in Sri Lanka, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2013). 日本とスリランカのキャンパスことばの対照研究 (A Comparative Study of the Special Terms Used by the University Students in Japan and Sri Lanka), Department of Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

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

  • Two-day Training Programme on Test Construction and Assessment, 28th-29th January 2020 National Evaluation and Testing Service, The Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka

    ශ්‍රව්‍ය මාධ්‍ය අධ්‍යාපනික ඉගෙනුම් ඉගැන්වීම් අධාරක නිෂ්පාදනය සඳහා පිටපත් රචකයින් පුහුණු කිරීමේ වැඩමුළුව, 2019.04.06-07 ගුරු අධ්‍යාපන හා විකල්ප අධ්‍යාපන පිඨය, ජාතික අධ්‍යාපන ආයතනය, මහරගම

    Research publications in refereed e-Journals (online journals)

  • Nishina.Y, Mohotti. JE (2022) "A Contrastive Study of Sinhala and Japanese - Through the Analysis of Linguistic Structures in Literary Translation", Logos, 1(1), 20221231

    Mohotti. JE (2019) "Introducing Audio Visual Translation to the Sri Lankan University Curriculum: A study based on Subtitling the Japanese Film 100 Yen Love into Sinhala Language" Research Journal of Language and Literature and Humanities, International Science Community Association (E-ISSN 2348-6252) Vol 6(3), 1-6, 2019 September. 

    Published in abstract/Extended abstract at the National/International Conferences/Symposium

  • Mohotti, J.E., (2019). 日本語能力向上のためのコロケーション学習の重要性―シンハラ人日本語学習者の動詞・形容詞の使い方における直訳の誤用を例にー (Importance of Teaching Collocations in Japanese Language in order to build up effective Communication Skills). 2nd International Conference on Japanese Language Education in South Asia JLESA 2019, English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad India.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2019). Dubbing and Subtitling as a New Type of Literal Translation. International Conference on Region Nation Trans-Nation: Literature-Cinema Interface LCI 2019, BITS Pilani K.K Birla Goa Campus, Goa India.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2018). A Comparative Study on Japanese and Sinhala: with Special Reference to the Sinhala Learned JICA Volunteers Working in Sri Lanka. International Research Symposium on Social Sciences and Humanities 2018, National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences NCAS, Sri Lanka.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2017). A Comparative Study on Motion Verbs COME and GO in Japanese and Sinhala. 6th International Conference of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, ICSUSL Kandy, Sri Lanka.

    Mohotti, J.E., (2017). Slang Terms used by the University Students of Japan and Sri Lanka: A Comparative Study. 3rd Ruhuna University International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences RUICHSS 2017, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

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

  • University Level

    Positions

    Coordinator - Pre School Teachers Training Program - CODL Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka 2019-2020

    Services 

    Coordinator - The Virtual Student Round Table on Youth and Peace, 21st-22nd February 2018 conducted by the UN Volunteers Sri Lanka 

    Coordinator - Teaching Material Purchase Grant from The Japan Foundation Tokyo 2015-2016, Teaching Materials worth of 95000 Yen to the Japanese Language Laboratory, Department of Languages, SUSL 

    National Level

    Positions

    President of the Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Sri Lanka 2014-2015

    Vice-President of the Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Sri Lanka 2013-2014

    Co-Secretary of the Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Sri Lanka 2012-2013

    Member of the Japanese Language Teachers' Association of Sri Lanka (JLTA) since 2009

    Services 

    Member - Syllabus Revision Committee, G.C.E Ordinary Level Japanese Language 2019

    Writer - Text Book for Listening; G.C.E Ordinary Level Japanese Language, NIE, Maharagama 2019

    Member - Syllabus Revision Committee, G.C.E. Advanced Level Japanese Language 2018

    Writer - Resource Book for G.C.E. Advanced Level Japanese Culture, NIE, Maharagama 2018

    Additional Chief Examiner - G.C.E Advanced Level Examination Evaluation 2018-2019

     

    Resource Person - Japanese Language Seminar for G.C.E. A/L Students organized by the Japanese Language Teachers' Association (JLTA) 2020
                     Topic - What we can learn from the Transportation System in Japan

    Resource Person  - Japanese Language Seminar for G.C.E. A/L Students organized by JLTA 2019
                     Topic - Japanese Food Culture

    Resource Person  - The Japanese Education Seminar for O/L and A/L Japanese Language Teachers organized by JLTA 2017
                     Topic - シンハラ語母語話者日本語学習者の直訳の誤用;動詞を中心にー (Usage Errors of Japanese Verbs made by JFL Learners in Sri Lanka)

    Judge - The All Island Japanese Story Reading Contest for G.C.E O/L Students organized by JLTA 2017

    Interpreter - The special program organized for the arrival of “OSHIN” actress Ms. Ayako Kobayashi to Sri Lanka 2017, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation

    Supervisor - The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Conducted by the Japan Foundation in Collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka from 2016

    Team Member - Translation of Japanese NHK Tele Series "Carnation", Aththatu ne eth eya igileyi Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation 2014

    Resource Person - Japanese Language Day at Ferguson High School, Rathnapura 2014 and 2015

    Writer - The Japanese lyrics of the theme song for commemorating the Friendship between Sri Lanka and Japan, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation 2012

    International Level

    Services

    Member - Organizing Committee of the 3rd South Asian Japanese Language Speech Contest held in Colombo 2013 in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan and the South Asian Federation of Japanese Universities Alumni (SAFJUA)