Dr. (Mrs.) Kala Chandramohaan

Senior Lecturer (Gr. I)

Ph.D (Tamil Uni.) India, M.Phil (Peradeniya), M.A in Linguistics (Annamalai Uni.) India, PGDE (OUSL), B.A (Hons) in Tamil (Peradeniya), Dip. in Sinhala (Kelaniya)

Dept. of Language Studies
Humanities & Social Sciences
Head / Dept. of Language Studies
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E-mail: hdlang@ou.ac.lk

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Areas of Specialization:
  • Curriculum, Syllabus, Material Designing and Pedagogy for Tamil as a first language
  • Curriculum, Syllabus, Material Designing and Pedagogy for as a second Language
  • Curriculum, syllabus, material designing and pedagogy for Sinhala Language and Literature as a second language
  • Linguistics
Research interests:
  • Tamil Language and Literature as a first language/as a second language
  • Sinhala Language and Literature as a second language
  • Teaching and Learning Methodology (Pedagogy)
  • Folklore
  • Tamil People of Indian origin in Sri Lanka
Contributions:
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a First Language, Dept.of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University Sri Lanka – (from 2016 – up to date).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a Second Language, Dept.of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University Sri Lanka – (from 2016 – up to date).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Sinhala as a Second Language, Dept.of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University Sri Lanka – (from 2016 – up to date).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a Second Language, Diploma in Tamil, Dept.of Teacher Education, National Institute of Education (from 2017 – up to date).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing team for Sinhala as a Second Language, Diploma in Sinhala, Dept.of Teacher Education, National Institute of Education (from 2017 – up to date).
  • Member of the Curriculum Team for the Programme of B.Ed of National College of Education – Tamil as a First Language, Dept.of Institutional Development, National  Institute of Education (from 2018 to 2019).
  • Member of the curriculum Team for the Programme of B.Ed of National College of Education, Tamil as a Second Language, Dept.of Institutional Development, National Institute of Education (from 2018 to 2019).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a Second Language, Dept.of Tamil, National Institute of Education (from 2020).
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a First Language, Dept.of Tamil, National Institute of Education (from 2016 – 2018).
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of Tamil as a second language – (New Syllabus), Dept.of Tamil, National Institute of Education. (from 2020 up to date)
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of Sinhala as a Second language – New Syllabus), Dept.of Sinhala, National Institute of Education. (from 2020 up to date)
  • Member of the Curriculum, Syllabus and Material Designing Team for Tamil as a Second Language, National Institute of Plantation Management (from 2018 – up to date).
  • Trainer for Teachers of Joint Services Language Training Centre, Kotmale – (2011).
  • Writer of School Textbook, Department of Educational Publication, Isurupaya, Battaramulla-(2017).
  • Member of the Teacher Panel of the National Institute of Language Education and Training (from 2017 – up to date)
  • Member of the Advisory Council of the National Institute of Language Education and Training- (2019)
  • Member of the Teacher Evaluation Committee, Dept.of Official Languages – (from 2021)
  • Member of the Teacher Panel of the Certificate in Tamil as a Second Language, Dept.of  Tamil, University of Peradeniya – (2021)
  • Resource Person of the Dept.of Examinations, Pelawatha, Batharamulla. (from 2017 – up to date)
  • Recourse Person of the Pali and Buddhist University
  • Curriculum Developer and Student Manual Writer – Tamil Language for Volunteers of Peace Corps (An American NGO) (2019)
  • Curriculum Developer and Student Manual Writer – Sinhala Language for Volunteers of Peace Corps (An American NGO). (Sinhala Language) – (2019)
  • Resource Person of the Tamil University, Thanjore, TamilNadu, India. (from 2016 – up to date)
  • Member of the School Psychology Association, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – (from 2019 – up to date)
Programme Coordination:
  • Bachelor of Arts Honours in Tamil and Tamil Language Teaching
  • Programme in Basic Tamil – 2002 – 2011, 2015 – 2018 Dept.of Language Studies, Faculty of HSS, OUSL
  • Programme in Basic Sinhala – 2002 – 2011, 2015 – 2018 Dept.of Language Studies, Faculty of HSS, OUSL
  • Tamil as a Second Language, of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University Sri Lanka
  • Sinhala as a Second Language, of Primary Education, Faculty of Education, The Open University Sri Lanka
Course Coordination:
  • Short Course in Spoken Tamil – 2010/2011 Dept.of Language Studies, Faculty of HSS, OUSL.
  • Coordinator for 50 Courses of Bachelor of Arts Honours in Tamil and Tamil Language Teaching
Researches:

Presented the papers in the conferences

  • K.(2011) ‘Problems of Teaching Sinhala as a Second Language – Special reference to Pronunciation and Letters’. Annual Research Forum. Dept.of Sinhala. University of Colombo.
  • K.(2012) ‘Indian Origin Tamils in Sri Lanka – A Historical View. Prof.V.Samuel Arulraj Félicitation – National Seminar. School of Indian Languages, Faculty of Languages, Tamil University, du, India.
  • K.(2012) ‘Teaching Tamil as a second language in Sri Lanka’. Teaching Languages for different Linguistic Communities–National Seminar. Southern Regional Language Centre – Mysore, in Collaboration with Puducherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture (PILC), Puduchchery.
  • K.(2012) ‘Up Country Tamil People in Sri Lanka’. All India University Tamil Teacher’s Association in collaboration with Madurai, Kamaraj University – 43rd National Seminar. Tamil Changam, Bangalore, India.
  • K. (2013) ‘Role of a teacher in teaching Tamil Language’. Current trends in the development of Dravidian Languages–National Seminar. School of Indian Languages, Faculty of Languages, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K. (2013) ‘The Problems of Indian Origins in Sri Lanka – Through Selected Novels’. Tamil Studies on Overseas Tamil Literature – National Seminar. International Institute of Tamil Studies, Faculty of Overseas Tamils. Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2013) ‘Women and Protection’. World Women’s Day – National Seminar. Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2013) ‘Arts in the up country in Sri Lanka’. The Tamil dramas in the foreign countries – International Conferences. Dept,of Tamil studies in the foreign countries, Tamil University. Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘Problems related to teachers teaching Tamil as a second language in Sri Lanka’. Linguistic and e teaching training – National Seminar. Southern regional language centre and centre of advanced study in linguistics of Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘The Buddhist Education in Asian Countries (Special reference to Sri Lanka)’. Indian Education through philosophical and traditional – National Seminar. Dept.of Education and Management, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘Food of Indian Origin in Sri Lanka’. Science in Tamil Literature, Food of Tamils – International Seminar. All Indian Scientific Tamil Association, Tanjore, Karaikudy Tamil Sahkthi Research Centre, Arima Association, Sivakasi and Vivekananda College, Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘A comparative study on Sithathsangarava and Tholkappiam – Special reference to the caste system’, Phrase in Tholkappiam – National Seminar, International Institute of Tamil Studies, Faculty of Overseas Tamils, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘Indian origin in Sri Lanka and translation’, Deeds of Translation – National Seminar, Dept.of Translation, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K. (2014) ‘The use of machine translation in the field of teaching Tamil as a second language’, Creative techniques for Tamil Machine Translation – National Seminar,    Dept.of Linguistics, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2014) ‘Problems of Teaching Sinhala as a second language in Sri Lanka – Special reference to problems of teachers’, All India University Tamil Teacher’s Association in collaboration with Madurai Kamaraj University – National Seminar. Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) ‘The technical terms of the Indian Origin Tamil speaking people in the plantation sector in Sri Lanka’ Scientific Tamil – 9th Regional Seminar, The Scientific Teachers Association of Tamil Nadu in collaboration with Thiruvalluvar Arts and Scientific College, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) ‘Influence of English language in Tamil & Sinhala spoken languages in Sri Lanka’. Grammar & Lexicography – National Seminar. Tamil University, Thanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) Education in the upcountry in Sri Lanka’. Diaspora Tamil Studies – International Seminar. Dept. of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil University, Thanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) ‘Arts of the upcountry in Sri Lanka’. Tamil Arts – International Seminar, Higher Research Centre of Hindu college, Nagarkovil in collaboration with Dept. of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil University, Thanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) ‘Customs of Kanikkaran Tribs of Tamil Nadu’, Tribal Lore in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu – National Seminar, Dept. of Linguistics, Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2015) ‘Women in the upcountry in Sri Lanka’. World Women’s Day – National Seminar. Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2017) ‘The importance of Yoga for the upcountry children’. Yoga – International Conference, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nādu.
  • K.(2017) ‘Influence of other languages in upcountry spoken Tamil’ Second International Conference on Diaspora Tamil Literature, Dept. of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nādu, India with Sultan Idris Educational University, Malaysia.
  • K.(2017) ‘Problems of teaching Tamil as a second language in Sri Lanka – A special reference to problems of students, International Conference. Centre for Research & Knowledge Dissemination, Sabragamuwa University.
  • K.(2019) ‘Problems of Upcountry Tamil people’ A special reference to Thuurathup pachchai – Novel. Women’s Creative World: Then and Now – International Seminar. Danapakkiam Krishnasamy muthaliyar Ladies Colledge, Velur, TamilNadu, India.
  • K.(2019) ‘Discerning and developing an in depth understanding of students’. The first International Conference on School Psychology. Malaysian School Psychology Association, Kulalaumpur, Malaysia.
  • K.(2019) ‘Social Problems in the Novel- Thurathupachchai’. ‘Women’s Creative World: Then and Now – International Conference. Dept.of Tamil, Thiruvalluvar Tamil Mandram, Tamil  Nadu.
  • K.(2019) ‘Teaching Tamil as a Second Language – New Approaches’. ‘Modern Research Trends in Teaching and Learning’ International Conference. Singapore  Tamil Teacher’s Association. Singapore.
  • K. (2019) ‘Women’s Creative World – Then & Now’, International Seminar. Dept.of Tamil, Danapakkiam Krishnasamy Mudaliyar Women’s College, Velur,  Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K.(2019) ‘Upcountry Tamils and Tamil Language’. ‘Tamil and Sri Lankans’ – Proceedings of the Forth European Tamil Conference, Paris.
  • K.(2019) ‘The Contribution of Dravidian Languages on the Emergence and the Evolution of Sinhala Language: A Retrospect’. Tamil and Sri Lankans’ – Proceeding of the Forth European Tamil Conference. Paris.
  • K.(2020) ‘Cultural Changes and the Upcountry Women – A Historical View’, First International Research Conference on Tamilology, Dept. of Tamil, University of Jaffna.
  • K.(2020) ‘Application of Behavioral Psychological Principals in Reinforcement in Developing. Second Language Textbook (Tamil Language). First APSPA International conference on School Psychology: Mental health and wellbeing among Children. Asian Pacific School of Psychology, Malaysia and national institute of Sri Lanka.
  • K.(2021) ‘The Higher Education in the Upcountry’ Batticaloa Writers Association – International Conference. Batticaloa.
  • K.(2022).’Worship of the village deities of the Indian origin Tamils in Sri Lanka’, 15th International Conference of the Tamil Culture, Tamil Puduvai Changam, India,

Participation at the International Workshops

  • Tamil Novels, 2 Days National Workshop – (2012) Sahithiya Academy & Dept. Of Literature, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Linguistic Approach to the Study of Tholkappiam, 03 Days National Workshops – 2013, Dept. Of Linguistic, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Evaluations of Post – Graduate Syllabus (Tamil), 03 Days National Workshops – 2013,          of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries, Tamil University, Tanjore,       Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Tamil – Parts of Speech Tagging, 05 Days National Workshops – 2013, Linguistic Data Consortium for Indian Languages, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore & Dept. of Linguistics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Sangam Literature, 3 Days National Workshop – 2013, Dept, of Manuscripts, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Eleventh International Workshop on Tamil Epigraphy – 2014, MR 7528 MNDES et INDIAN, Paris and Dept. of Maritime History and Marine, Archeology of Tamil University and Dept. of History of Pondicherry University, India.
  • Human Resource – A Scientific approach, 01 Day National Workshops-2014, Centre for Career Guidance, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Plan for job opportunity, 01 Day National Workshop-2014, Centre for Career Guidance, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Manuscripts, 2 Days Workshop – 2014, Dept. Of Manuscripts, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Caldwell – 200th year, 2 Days National Seminar – 2014. Dept. Of Literature, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Saivam and Vainavam – National Seminar – 2015, Of Philosophy, Tamil University, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • Archeological view on Sangam literature, 10 days workshops – 2015, Semmoli Tamil Research Central Institution in collaboration with Gandygram, Rural University, Dindugal, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keynote Addresses

  •  K. (2018) ‘The need for moral education for the present society’. International Conference. Dept. of Tamil, Pachamuthu College of Arts and Science for women. (Affiliated to Periyar University), Tamil Nadu, India.
  • K. (2018) ‘Teacher and Teaching’. Diploma Awarding Ceremony on Plantation Rural Pre – School Teachers Education Institute, Hatton.

 

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