Dr.S.Umashankar (Senior Lecturer in English – Grade I) Head/Department of English Language Teaching/ Faculty of Arts and Culture/ Eastern University, Sri Lanka. Academic: BSc (Bio Science), MSc (Food Preservation Technology), BA in English and English Language Teaching, MA (Linguistics), Phil (Language Assessment)/UK and PhD (Language Assessment)/ UK Professional: Specialist English Teachers’ Trained Certificate (Peradeniya), Post Graduate Diploma in Education (OUSL), Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (University of Colombo), Accredited Teacher in Higher Education (SEDA, UK) Certificate in Teacher Educator as an Educational Technologist (OUSL) Research and Publication: Impacts of Testing (Washback) on PPP (Persons/Processes/Products) Incorporation of Technology into Teaching, Learning and Assessment Online Learning Vs Emergency Remote Teaching (Articles Published in Indexed Journals, Book chapters, Local Dailies, Magazines and others) Experience: Test Developer for various levels of courses Item writer for standardised English Tests Teacher of English since 1992. (Further details on: https://www.fac.esn.ac.lk/delt/staff/s-umashankar)