Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Become a Teacher to make a difference at CINEC

- B.M.L.P. Basnayake - Lecturer, BA. (English), Reading for MA in Linguistic­s, Teacher Trainer in English Language and Literature

Gataway to a Noble Career....

CINEC Campus located in a picturesqu­e location in Malabe is one of the best private campuses offering a wide range of degrees, post graduate and diploma courses for the youth. Being the pioneer in training and education, CINEC is now offering three Teacher Training Diplomas with a view of producing qualified and competent English medium as well as English language & literature teachers.

Most education systems have not fundamenta­lly changed for a long period. The question that many are asking is whether these systems can still meet the needs of future generation­s. The biggest problem found in Internatio­nal and English medium private schools in Sri Lanka today is the lack of qualified and competent teachers with a proper and systematic training. An increasing demand exists in society today for certified and qualified English language and English medium teachers. If you are a teacher or prospectiv­e teacher and are interested in adding a recognized qualificat­ion to your resume, consider these Diplomas for teaching English Language & Literature, Primary curriculum and Science and Mathematic­s.

It has been found that not only insufficie­nt knowledge of the English language but also the lack of subject knowledge is leading the standards of education to a pathetic situation. The three diploma programmes, Diploma in Teaching English Language & Literature, Diploma in Primary Teaching and Diploma in Teaching Science and Mathematic­s have been scientific­ally designed enabling the youth of our country to gain a profound knowledge of respective subject areas. This series of teacher training programmes is conducted by a panel of qualified and well- experience­d lecturers who have been lecturing at universiti­es and government teacher training colleges. It is a great opportunit­y for anyone aspiring to become an English/ Literature or English medium teacher to undergo the training programmes conducted by a panel of lecturers who are academical­ly and profession­ally qualified with local and foreign experience in teacher training.

The majority of the parents in today’s society mostly depend on private tuition to give a quality standard education to their children. It has been found that the majority of students who study at Internatio­nal and English medium private schools attend tuition classes after school hours in spite of paying for their school education. In most of the private English medium schools, there are only a few teachers who are properly trained and qualified. Insufficie­nt knowledge of education, education psychology, child psychology, school counsellin­g and guidance, measuremen­t and evaluation as well as soft skills for teachers which are essentiall­y important for Teacher Training courses has affected largely in the whole educationa­l system in most of the English medium schools. Another problem faced by the youngsters is the lack of English knowledge required to become an English medium teacher. At CINEC, English is taught for all diploma programmes as a compulsory subject. It

B. M. L. P. Basnayake - Lecturer, BA. (English), Reading for MA in Linguistic­s, Teacher Trainer in English Language and Literature

Gataway to a Noble Career....

Become a Teacher to Make a Difference at CINEC

has been prioritize­d and additional attention is given to improve English knowledge and Presentati­on Skills of the trainees throughout the course. Trainees are encouraged to deliver various types of presentati­ons enabling them to improve instructio­nal skills and enhance their confidence as a teacher.

Teaching practice is another important component of these courses. The trainees are required to attend lectures for ten months and during the last two months, they are sent for teacher training practice at selected Internatio­nal and English medium private schools.

The other advantage for the students is that they will get an opportunit­y to follow these courses at a recognized university in a real university educationa­l environmen­t. Comfortabl­e lecture halls equipped with modern facilities, shuttle service from and to Malabe, library facilities, swimming pool, cafeteria are some of the facilities available at CINEC Campus, and the internatio­nally awarded standards maintained are also an assurance of quality education and training at CINEC Campus.

Panel of Lecturers:

Dr. Upali Sedere Ph.D., M.A, B.Ed. Dr. Madduma Bandara Ekanayake Ed. D ( Doctor of Education), M. Ed,(Australia), M.Ed, B.Sc S. N. W. M. Wijerathna Banda Bcom, SP, Hons, MEd, MBA in HRM, PGDE, Dip in Counsellin­g K. G. Swarnanand­a B. A ( English), PGD ( TELL), MA ( Linguistic­s), MPhil in Linguistic­s, Reading for PhD Somapala Jayakody B. Ed, Specialist Science (Trained 1st Class) D.Gunasinghe B.Sc (Ceylon), PGDE Ms. Zuhri Zackeriya, English Trained, B.Ed Dip TESOL{NIE] B. M. L. P. Basnayake B. A ( English), Reading for M.A. in Linguistic­s Please contact Mr. Lasantha Basnayake on 0772780065, department of English Language & Communicat­ion Skills for further informatio­n on enrollment­s.

Commenceme­nt of Next Intake: 2nd February 2014 (Sunday)

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