Director’s Activities - 2007
Papers Presented
Raheem, R. “English after School: Investigation of Teacher Contribution to Academic Learning” Plenary Address at the British Council-USAID-The Academy of English and Drama “English for Schools” International Conference. Colombo. December 2006.
Raheem, R. “Peacocks or Parrots? Teacher Professionalism in South Asia” Plenary Address at the Hornby Regional School, Kalutara, August 2007.
Raheem, R. “What makes a good ELT Teacher?” Workshop conducted at the Hornby Regional School. Kalutara. August 2007.
Raheem, R. “The Road Not Taken: Language Policy in Sri Lanka.” Invitational Address at the International Staff Centre, Roanoke College, Salem, West Virginia. September 2007.
Activities
Consultant, Research & Publications Committee, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Member, Executive Committee, Asia TEFL Organization, Seoul. South Korea.
Consultant in English, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Matara.
Member, Ethics Committee, Sri Lanka Medical Association. (Until September 2007.)
Chair, Mithurwela- the Cancer Support Network, Colombo.
Director’s Activities - 2008
Papers Presented
R Raheem: “The Good ELT Teacher: Perspectives from a Sri Lankan Context”
Plenary presentation at the 5th SLELTA International Conference, National Institute of Education, Maharagama. August 2008.
R.Raheem. “Teaching O Level Poetry”. Workshop conducted at the 5th SLELTA International Conference, National Institute of Education, Maharagama. August 2008.
Activities
Member, Executive Committee, AsiaTEFL Organization, Seoul. South Korea.
Consultant in English, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Matara.
Chair, Mithuruwela-the Cancer Support Network, Colombo.
Examiner, Dept of English, University of Colombo.
Visiting Academic and Examiner. Department of Language Studies, OUSL.
Director’s Activities - 2009
Papers Presented
R.Raheem Establishing Benchmarks in Academic English: the Sri Lankan Experience.
Paper presented at the 7th AsiaTEFL Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, August 2009
R.Raheem and LDI Wijetunge Investigating Undergraduate English Proficiency in the Sri Lankan University System
Paper presented at the Open University Annual Academic Sessions, October 2009.
Activities
Project Director, Test of English Proficiency for the IRQUE Project.
Resource Person for English – HETC Workshops, conducted by the World Bank.
Member, Executive Committee, AsiaTEFL Organization, Seoul, South Korea.
Chair, Mithuruwela-the Cancer Support Network, Colombo.
Examiner, Dept of English, University of Colombo.
Visiting Academic and Examiner. Department of Language Studies, OUSL.
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