Prof. (Dr.) AMM. Navaz
Professor in English (ELT)
Dept. of English Language Teaching
Faculty of Arts and Culture
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: : navazamm@seu.ac.lk, navazseusl@gmail.com
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Prof. (Dr.) AMM. Navaz
| Designation | Professor in English (ELT) |
| Department / Unit | Dept. of English Language Teaching |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts and Culture |
| Tp | +94 67 2255179 |
| Mobile | +94777998924 |
| Skype / WhatsApp | moahmed navaz | # |
| navazamm@seu.ac.lk, navazseusl@gmail.com |
- PhD in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (University of Nottingham - UK)
- M.A. in Linguistics (English) (Kelaniya)
- PG. Dip. in ELT (SJPU)
- B.Sc. Agric (Hons) (Peradeniya)
- Head-English Language Teaching Unit
- Deputy Coordinator/English, UDG Grant of HETC Project, Higher Education Ministry of Sri Lanka and South Eastern University, 2012 to date.
- Member of the Standing Committee on English Teaching at the University Grants Commission 1997-2007. From April 2012 to date.
- Coordinator for Certificate in English & Diploma in English programmes 1998 - 2007 & 2012 onwards, Centre for Extension Studies, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil.
- Coordinator and proposal writer for World Bank funded IRQUE (Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education) project: IBG-I & II - 2004 - 2007 at South Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
- Coordinator and chief proposal writer for the World Bank funded IRQUE project, Dept. of Languages, QEF Grant (Quality Enhancement Fund) (May, 2005 - November, 2007).
- Programme coordinator/ Ampara, Diploma in English for Teachers of English - 2004/2005 conducted by South Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the ministry of education.
- Programme Coordinator, English for Bankers course conducted by South Eastern University of Sri Lanka for the employees of the People's Bank, Ampara region, 2003/2004.
- District Coordinator for General English Language Teaching (GELT) programme, for the pre-university entrants, Ampara district, 1998 – 2002.
- Link Coordinator, DFID, UK funded Higher Educational Link project, 1999 – 2001; between ELT Unit of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka and IELE of the Lancaster University, UK, under the patronage of the British Council, Colombo.
- Linguistics
- English Language
- Business Communication
- TESOL Modules
- Interaction analysis (academic talk)
- Second language teacher education
- Error analysis
- Language acquisition
- Applied corpus studies
- EMI
- Member of Editorial Board for International Journal of English Language Education, Macrothink Institute
Reviewer :
- University of Jaffna, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Have reviewed papers connected to general education, English language teaching, linguistics, applied linguistics, language education, etc.
- Student Centred Learning: Are our students and lecturers ready to embrace this approach? Paper published at the conference handbook of the Third International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, August 2014.
- Navaz, A. M. M. (2013) A Study on Perception of Lecturer - Student Interaction in English Medium Science Lectures, Novitas - ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2013, 7(2), 117-136
- Developing a framework for understanding lecturer-student interaction in English-medium undergraduate lectures in Sri Lanka: First steps towards dialogic teaching. Classroom Discourse (Taylor and Francis) (A peer reviewed journal)
- Navaz, AMM (2016) English Medium Undergraduate classes: Are they useful for students’ Language Development. Paper presented at the 5th Internation Conference on South Eastern University Arts Research Session 2016. 17 January 2017.
- Navaz, AMM & Sama, FRF (2016) A study on inflectional morpheme errors made by arts undergraduates at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Paper presented at the 6th International Symposium held on 21-22 December 2016.
- Student Centred Learning: Are our students and lecturers ready to embrace this approach? Paper presented at the fourth International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, August 2014.
- Computer Assisted Language Learning: Perception and Practice of Undergraduate Students of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Paper presented at the third International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka 1 - 2 July 2013.
- Lecturer-student interaction: can it help overcome the language and comprehension problems of students in English medium lectures? Paper presented at the 2nd International Symposium at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. 25 - 27 May 2012.
- 'Investigating Lecture comprehension and lecturer-student interaction in science undergraduate lectures'. Paper presented at the Postgraduate Student Conference, school of education, University of Nottingham, UK, July 2010.
- 'Lecturer-student interaction: Does it occur and can it help overcome the problems of students in English medium? Paper presented at the International Conference on ELT, Melaka, Malaysia; 10 - 11 November 2009.
- English Medium Teaching in the Ampara district, success or failure' - paper presented at the International Conference of Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association, Colombo, 2002.
- 'Advanced Level General English Teaching in the Ampara district'.
- Paper presented at the International Conference of Sri Lanka English Language Teachers Association, Colombo, 2000.
PUBLICATIONS
- Published two course manuals for External Degree courses: Elementary English I & II. 2016 & 2017, South Eastern University.
- Navaz, AMM (2016) English Medium Undergraduate classes: Are they useful for students' Language Development. Paper published at the 5th Internation Conference on South Eastern University Arts Research Session 2016. 17 January 2017.
- Navaz, AMM & Sama, FRF (2016) A study on inflectional morpheme errors made by arts undergraduates at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Paper published at the 6th International Symposium held on 21-22 December 2016.
- Navaz, A.M.M. (2016) Challenges Faced by Students in English Medium Undergraduate Classes: An Experience of a Young University in Sri Lanka. Journal of Arts, Science and Commerce. Vol VII 4(1). 158-166
- Navaz, A.M.M. (2016) Enhancing the Writing Skills of Weak Undergraduates: An action research conducted at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. A collection of Research Papers from the Sri Lankan Context. Colombo: British Council.
- Student Centred Learning: Are our students and lecturers ready to embrace this approach? Paper published at the conference handbook of the Third International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, August 2014.
- Navaz, A. M. M. (2013) A Study on Perception of Lecturer - Student Interaction in English Medium Science Lectures, Novitas – ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 2013, 7(2), 117-136.
- Computer Assisted Language Learning: Perception and Practice of Undergraduate Students of South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. Paper published at the conference handbook of the Third International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, July 2013.
- Lecturer-student interaction: can it help overcome the language and comprehension problems of students in English medium lectures? A paper published at the conference handbook of the Second International Symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, May 2012.
- Navaz, A.M.M. (2004) The writing difficulties of second year Arts students of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, SLELTA Quarterly, 15th Issue, October, 2004. A peer reviewed journal.
- English Language Research Partnership Award. British Council Colombo. 2016
- World Bank. Quality Enhancement Fund. PhD Studies. 2007 -2012, University of Nottingham, Malaysia and the UK.
- IRQUE Project,QEF 2 Grant - PhD studies 2007-2012.
- Member of Sri Lanka English Language Teachers' Association - from the inception.
- Member of Asia TEFL
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ATTENDED
- 4th International symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka , July 2013
- 3rd International symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka , July 2013
- 2nd International symposium of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka , May 2012
- 3rd Enquire postgraduate conference 2010 - 'Opportunities and obstacles for social scientists', 20-21 July 2010, University of Nottingham, UK.
- TESOL International Convention, Seattle, USA 21-24 March 2007.
- A national conference in ELT, BCIS Colombo 2-4, June 2006 and many more.
- SLELTA Conference, Colombo - 2000, 2002 and 2003
- EAP workshop, British Council, Kandy 2002
- The Teaching of English Issues and Options, University of Colombo, 25-27 October 1999.
- Recent Development in Language Description and Lexicography - British Council, Colombo, 9 March 2002.
- ELT project workshops organized by the British Council and Reading University, UK.
- Head, English Language Teaching Unit
- UTEL (University Test of English Language) Coordinator