Dr. HJM Yoganjana S. Menike

Yoganjana is a trained university lecturer in German as a foreign and second language. She has taught at two Sri Lankan state universities: the University of Kelaniya (2008–2010) as a temporary assistant lecturer, and University College Batangala (2017–2020) as a visiting lecturer. She was appointed Lecturer (Probationary) in the Department of Tourism Management at Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer Grade II in May 2018. She has completed her PhD in German Language with very good pass (magna cum laude) in 2025 at University of Potsdam Germany.

She completed an internship at ÜAG Jena in Germany and worked as a research assistant at the Institute of Inclusive German Didactics on the Service Learning Projekt from August 2022 to August 2023. 

Apart from teaching, she has equipped herself by compiling textbooks and teaching materials, providing student and professional counselling, and contributing articles to various national and international magazines and newspapers.  She is hardworking, self-motivated and proficient in Sinhala, English and German.

Professional Qualification

Lecturer ( Probationary) - Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, From April 2013- to date

Temporary Lecturer- Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, From July 2010- March 2013

Assistant Temporary Lecturer - University of Kelaniya, From Aug. 2008-July 2010

Visiting Lecturer-UOC Batangala, Sri Lanka, From 2016 to date

Students´ counselor of Faculty Management Studies - From 2017  to date

Mentor to the International Students- FSU-Jena Germany, From Oct 2015-April 2017

Research Assistant, CEPA Colombo- 2006-2008

Memberships

Member of University Teachers´ Association Sri Lanka, From 2013 to date

Member of German Teachers´ Union-Sri Lanka, From 2016 to date

Member of RLS Alumni- Germany, From 2016 to date

Member of FSU- DaF/DaZ Alumni- FSU, Jena -Germany, From 2016 to date

Teaching German as a Foreign Language

Textbook Analysis

Media Didactic- M-Learning, E-Learning, and V- Learning for Foreign Language Teaching

Children´s Literature in Germany and Sri Lanka

German Culture and Life Style

International Book Publications

Yoganjana S. M.,  Hewarathna J.M. (2018): Lehrwerkanalyse von "Wir" und Vorbereitung der Implementierung eines neuen Abiturlehrwerks für Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Sri Lanka. Book publication. München: Germany. GRIN. ISBN: 9783668597686.

Yoganjana S. M.  J. M. Hewarathna (2016): Der Gebrauch des Perfekt- und Präteritumparadigmas im Deutschen und Singhalesischen. Book Publication. München: Germany. GRIN Publication. ISBN: 9783668285866.

Online E-Book / Journal Publication

Yoganjana S. M.,  Hewarathna J.M. (2017): Lehrwerkanalyse von "Wir" und Vorbereitung der Implementierung eines neuen Abiturlehrwerks für Deutsch als Fremdsprache in Sri Lanka.  E-Book publication. München: Germany. GRIN Publication. ISBN: 9783668597679. https://www.grin.com/document/383747

Yoganjana S. M.  J. M. Hewarathna (2016): Der Gebrauch des Perfekt- und Präteritumparadigmas im Deutschen und Singhalesischen. E-Book Publication. München: Germany.  GRIN Publication. ISBN: 9783668285859. https://www.grin.com/document/338944

Yoganjana S. M.,  Hewarathna J.M. (2015): Rezension von "Wunderwirtschaft. DDR" (1996), München: Germany.  GRIN Publication. ISBN: 9783668286016 https://www.grin.com/document/338950

Yoganjana S., Menike H.J.M. K. M. Pathmalatha. (2015): Developing Foreign Language Competencies of Tourism Industry Oriented Undergraduates in Sri Lanka: Tourism, Leisure and Global Change. Volume 2. 74-84. https://www2.nau.edu/nabej-p/ojs/index.php/igutourism/article/view/284

Local Book Publication

Teachers Instructional Manual for Advanced Level German Language (2011): National Institute of Education Sri Lanka (A Writer of the Team)

Yoganjana S. M. Menike H.J.M (2014): Curriculum for German for Tourism I-IV. Department of Tourism Management. Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

Abstracts/ Paper Presentations

Yoganjana S., Menike H.J.M. (2017):  Textbook Analysis of Wir and the preparation for the New Textbook Implementation for G.C.E. Advanced Level German Curriculum in Sri Lanka. Paper Presented at the 7^th Annual Research Session of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka on 13^th Dec. 2017.

Yoganjana S., Menike H.J.M., K. M. Pathmalatha. (2014). Developing Foreign Language Competencies of Tourism Industry Oriented Undergraduates in Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the 7^th Tourism Outlook Conference and the 3rd Tropical Coastal and Island Tourism Conference, 8th to 10th August 2014 - Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Yoganjana S., Menike H.J.M. (2009):  The Learning of German language as a foreign Language, First National Conference on the Humanities held at the Faculty of Humanities on 25^th of August 2009 at University of Kelaniya.

Yoganjana S., Menike H.J.M. (2007):  Children’s story books in Sri Lanka: a critical Analysis, First Annual Symposium- Faculty of Social Sciences & Languages, Sabaragamuwa University Sri Lanka.