Dr. S. A. A. K. Satharasinghe

B.Sc. (University of Peradeniya), M.A. in Linguistics (University of Kelaniya), M.Phil. (English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India), Ph. D. (English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India)

Senior Lecturer

Department of English Language Teaching (DELT)

Dr. S.A.A.K. Satharasinghe, Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of English Language Teaching, Open University of Sri Lanka is a graduate from University of Peradeniya in B.Sc. (Biological Science) with Post Graduate Degrees from University of Kelaniya (M. A. in Linguistics) and English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India (MPhil and PhD in English Language Education).  Dr. Satharasinghe has contributed to many university level and national level initiatives and projects conducted by the Department of Language Studies, DELT and other state and non-state higher educational institutes. She has presented papers in many national and international conferences.

English Language Education

Materials Development of English Language Teaching (ELT)

English for Academic Purpose

Curriculum and Syllabus Designing

Life member – Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

  • Head/Department of English Language Teaching, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Member of the Senate, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Member of the Faculty Board, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Academic student counsellor, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Representor at the planning and development committee, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Co-ordinator from OUSL/Dept. of Language Studies for UTEL (University Test for
    English Language).
  • Member of the standing committee of UGC for English Language Teaching.
  • Member of the standing committee of UGC for UTEL (University Test for English Language).
  • Team member in the team which conducted university tests under IRQUE
    Project to develop UTEL bench marks.
  • Faculty representative for University Green Committee, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
  • Consultant in world bank funded AHEAD project in affiliation with a state HEI
    (Eastern University of Sri Lanka)
  • Consultant in world bank funded AHEAD project in affiliation with a non
    state HEI (Saegis Campus)
  • A resource person in training workshops conducted to train teachers in EGAP teacher
    briefing sessions (2018, 2019).
  • A resource person to conduct workshops and guide material writers for ALIC
    (Additional Language Improvement Course) at the NIE (National Institute of Education).

Award of a scholarship for the MPhil/PhD programme under the HETC Project, Ministry of Higher Education.