Miss.Mathura Sivakumaran Lecturer(Probationary)
PROFILE
ACADEMIC CAREER
REASEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
PROFILE
- B.A (Hons) in Translation Studies at University of Jaffna.
Dissertation: Mr.S.Pathmanathan’s Translation of “Thennilankaikkavithaikal”- A Study. - M.A in Linguistics at University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Dissertation: Syntactic Problems encountered in the process of English-Tamil Translation. - M.A in Translation Studies at Annamalai University India.
- PhD in Translation Studies (Reading) at Tamil University, Thanjavoor, India.
- Completed TTPP I(Training in Translation Pedagogy Program) conducted by
University of Ottawa, Canada, via zoom. Duration: May-December 2021. - Completed TTPP II(Training in Translation Pedagogy Program) conducted by
University of Ottawa, Canada, via zoom. Duration: January-June 2023.
ACADEMIC CAREER
- Lecturer (Probationary) at the Department of Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna, with effect from 01.06.2018.
- Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Translation Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna from 29.08.2016 to 31.05.2018.
REASEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Conferences
- Ambiguity and Translation: A study with special reference to Semantic Ambiguity. International Conference at SriShankarla Sundarbai Shasunjain College for Women, Chennai, on 28/29 March 2023.
- Description of Semantics and Translation in Tholkappiyam & Modern Linguistics. National Seminar on “Tholkappiyam and its relevance to present-day Tamil and Malayalam” organized by the International School of Dravidian Linguistics on the 09th and 10th of March, 2023.
- The level of Fidelity and Transparency in Document Translation: A study based on selected official documents. 29th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Jaffna Science Association. 30th March 2023.
- Equivalents in Translation. Thursday forum of Faculty of Developing Tamil, Tamil University, Thanjavur, India.
AN ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT OF SEMANTIC EQUIVALENCE IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS (ENGLISH AND TAMIL). First International Conference on Social Sciences and Languages. Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, on 12.01.2023.
- Issues faced while translating folkloric material from English into Tamil. RUICHSS-2021, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, 17th November 2021.
- Difficulties in Translation of Metaphors and Strategies to be adopted to overcome those challenges. 7th International Symposium, 2017. South Eastern University, Sri Lanka.
- Problems of Literary Translation (Poetry). International Conference on Literature and social consciousness, Bharathydhasan College of arts and Science, India, 31.01.2020.
- Thirukkural and its Translation of G.U.Pope. Thirukkural world conference-2019. Department of Indian Studies, University of Malaya, Kualalumpur, Malaysia.
- Problems of Simultaneous Interpretation, Annamalai University. Current Trends in Linguistics (CUTLI-2019), 09-10 January, 2019.
- Pathmanathan’s Poetic Translation of Thennilankaikkavithaikal. 3rd International Conference on linguistics in Sri Lanka. 21.11.2017.
Journal Publications
ஆய்வுக்கட்டுரை – அலுவலக ஆவணங்களின் மொழிபெயர்ப்பில் ஏற்படும் சிக்கல்கள் – புதுப்புனல் கலை இலக்கிய மாத இதழ் – ISSN 2278 – 1641, மலர் : 14 இதழ் : 10, அக்டோபர் , 2023
- Mother Tongue influence in Translation : A study based on English to Tamil – International Journal of Novel Research and Development – ISSN 2456 – 4184, 2023
- Feminist Tamil Poets and their perspectives in Sri Lanka. Language in India. ISSN 1930-2940. Vol.16, 10th october 2016.
- The relationship between systemic Functional Linguistics and Translation. Language in India. ISSN 1930-2940. Vol.18, 09th september 2018.
Author/Translator of Books
- Translated Book “Shadows are not real” from Tamil to English, published on 2017
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS
- Attended to the GEWE online workshops for universities, conducted by NLEAP (National Languages Equality Advancement Project)-2021.
- Participated in the PLC (Professional Learning Community) Meeting conducted by NLEAP at Sigiriya (June, 2022).
- Participated in a meeting on the title “Building up a generation of Gender Sensitive Translators” organized by NLEAP at the University of Jaffna (2022).
- Participated in the 1st in-person PTILC meeting of the year 2023 which was held at Olympus Plaza Hotel, Haputale (18 &19 of May, 2023).
- Participated in the seminars conducted by ‘Tamil Moliyiyal Sangam’,
- Delivered a lecture on the title “Particularities of the Tamil Language” on 16.03.2023 to the students of the University of Cologne, Germany held at Tamil University, India.
- Delivered a lecture on the title “Cultural Barriers in Translation” in an International Seminar conducted by the Department of Tamil of the Government Arts and Science College, Konam, Nagercoil, on 29.03.2023.