NORIKO JAYASEKERA
Senior Lecturer
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Summary
Dynamic Lecturer with 19 years of successful English teaching experience. Known for interesting lectures with helpful supporting materials and detail-oriented classroom management. Dedicated to individual student success and comprehensive understanding.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language
Work History
English language Consultant
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
2021.02 - Current
- AHEAD programme (Accelerating Higher Education
- Expansion and Development (AHEAD-a World Bank funded Sri Lankan government operation to support the higher education )
- Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
- Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects.
Resource Specialist
ICBT Campus
Colombo 4
2008.04 - Current
- Business English and Business Communication, Main Resource person for the following Institutions,
- Report Writing Hidramani Apparel Group
- Diploma in English Department of Immigration and Emigration (Sri-Lanka)-
- Advance English for Senior managers McLaren’s Shipping company- General English
- Lecturer for academic writing, General English and communication Skills, Linguistics for Cardiff University Higher Diploma programmes.
Senior Lecturer
ICBT Campus
Colombo 4
2004.07 - Current
- 18 years adult teaching experience and wide exposure to different aspects of the job profile
- Uncommon teaching aptitude and a great affection for all job related duties
- Excellent verbal and written skills, along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with students, faculty, staff, other institutional colleagues and peers, as well as the public
- Great concern regarding student difficulties both academic as well as personal
- Perfect knowledge of all the modern teaching aids and ability to apply them effectively
- Former Cambridge English Speaking Examiner ( YLE,KET,PET,FCE,CAE,BEC – Cambridge
- English Exams), Trained IELTS Trainer
- Trained as an English Language and literature teacher by the Teacher Training College _ Teaching Certificate
- Maharagama, Sri-Lanka.
Lecturer in English for RMIT
ICBT Campus
Colombo 4
2004.02 - Current
- Lecturer for Academic Literacy and Critical thinking for semester 1 and semester 2 for RMIT Batches 1,2 and 3 in Srilanka.
- Learned and adapted quickly to new technology and software applications.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.
Academic Writing Lecturer for LLM Degree Course
American National College
Colombo 3
2015.03 - 2017.06
- Provided learning and teaching and knowledge transfer in professional practice to the benefit of students .
- Delivered high quality teaching to Postgraduate students.
- Gave effective and appropriate advice, guidance and feedback to students to support and enhance their academic progress.
Visiting Instructor
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
2004.02 - 2014.03
- NDT programme
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions, and projects into lessons.
- Delivering regular lectures in Basic English for science and communication skills (First year students – Engineering, Architecture and Quantity Surveying
- Delivering lectures in communication skills& Technical report writing for Maldivian nationals (Short term land surveying courses.)
- Conducting English Bridging programmes for the National Diploma in technology course.
Scout leader
S.Thomas College
Mount Lavinia
1997.07 - 2003.01
- In charge of the Junior cub scouts
- Participated in group activities, emphasizing making camp fun for campers, teaching skills, providing encouragement and facilitating opportunities of interaction between campers.
- Kept assigned troop volunteers abreast of pertinent information to keep leadership members up-to-date on emerging issues and developing practices.
English Language Teacher
S.Thomas College
Mount Lavinia
1996.01 - 2003.01
- Developed overall yearly curriculum for teaching English-language learners based on school and national requirements.
- Delivered instruction in language arts encompassing reading, grammar, composition and literature, working with teachers in other subjects to integrate skills across curriculum.
- Implemented innovative teaching approaches for special needs students to meet requirements of individualized education plans.
- Built relationships with students to understand obstacles to learning such as difficult home situations, illness or social hurdles.
- Prepared, administered and corrected weekly tests and examinations to observe student overall performance.
- Tutored and assisted students to help with English language comprehension and mastery.
Education
Master's Master of Business Administration -
2012.09 - 2015.05
Bachelor of Arts - English English
2000.02 - 2004.05
English Literature
English Language
English Language Teaching Methodology
Skills
Student needs assessment
undefinedAdditional Information
References
1 Dr Dharshana Mudalige
Director
Undergraduate Programs
Faculty of Business
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
2 Mr Sampath Perera
ICBT Campus
No 36
De Kretser Place
Colombo 4
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
English language Consultant - University of Moratuwa
2021.02 - Current
Academic Writing Lecturer for LLM Degree Course - American National College
2015.03 - 2017.06
- Master's Master of Business Administration,
2012.09 - 2015.05
Resource Specialist - ICBT Campus
2008.04 - Current
Senior Lecturer - ICBT Campus
2004.07 - Current
Visiting Instructor - University of Moratuwa
2004.02 - 2014.03
Lecturer in English for RMIT - ICBT Campus
2004.02 - Current
University of Sri Jayawardenapura - Bachelor of Arts, English English
2000.02 - 2004.05
Scout leader - S.Thomas College
1997.07 - 2003.01
English Language Teacher - S.Thomas College
1996.01 - 2003.01
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