The Zulfika Musafer School of English was started in the year 1975. Since its early days of providing English tuition for the children of the area, it has grown into a well establish school with a student base of about four hundred, where all aspects of language skills are developed. Students are trained and prepared for both local and foreign examinations in Spoken and Written English, Speech and Drama, Effective Communication and the allied subjects.

Over the years, the school has maintained a consistent record of a high level of achievement at the graded examinations in the various subjects, consolidating its position with several Prize winners bringing credit to the school. This speaks for the dedicated, experienced and qualified members of the teaching staff attached to the school, who have all been Zulfika Musafer’s own students trained by her.

Apart from training young and intermediate learners, the ZM School of English provides an efficient and effective Teacher-Development service catering to the needs of those looking to be trained and professionally qualified as English Language teachers or teachers of Speech and Drama.

These teacher training programmes include Certificate and Diploma Courses leading to recognized local and London examination qualifications. Several teachers who have followed these training programmes at the ZM School of English have qualified and are successfully engaged in their teaching careers in different parts of the country.

The lending Library available for students is an asset to inculcate and nurture the habit of reading among young learners. The Language laboratory facility provides ample opportunity for effective listening and speaking skills development. The carefully planned out Workshops conducted regularly as part of a holiday programme creates the right atmosphere for active student participation and free interaction among participants.

It was the vision of Zulfika Musafer to see her school grow into what it is today – where language learning is a pleasant experience for students and a place where it is taught in a meaningful and effective way by a staff of committed and efficient teachers.

Zulfika Musafer

Zulfika Musafer began her teaching career in 1975, training students for both local and foreign examinations in Spoken English, Speech, Drama and allied subjects. She has been conducting teacher-training programmes in the teaching of English as a Second or Foreign Language for the past fifteen years. She served as an Officer of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka from the age of eighteen. During the latter part of her banking career, she was appointed Instructress at the ‘Self Access Centre’ – the Language Laboratory of the Staff Training College of the bank.

Developing English Language skills among adult learners was a challenging opportunity and a rewarding one to her. This exposure to adult teaching brought about new dimensions in her teaching career.

She holds a Licentiate Diploma in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages and Associate Diploma in Speech and Drama from Trinity College London. She has several years of experience as an Examiner, and is at present the Director of Examinations of the Colombo Academy of Language Skills and Dramatic Art (CALSDA) which was founded by her and Ms. Varuni Jayasekara and has been Principal of her own school – for over thirty years.

Her areas of expertise include designing and conducting learner-centered, interactive language development courses for adults – catering to specific needs of individuals and organizations in the corporate sector, and also focusing on progressive ‘teacher-development’ activities and producing teacher support material.

Prize Winners

AWARDS, TEACHERS’ CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS

ZMS Prize Winners 2011
Names	Subject / Grade
Kumala Wijeratne	Diploma in Essential English for Professionals
Usha Thevathas	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Shazna Thahar	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Intermediate Learners
Wardha Hamza	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Intermediate Learners
Aanisha Sameen	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Intermediate Learners
F.Aaysha Ifthikar	Public Speaking – Gold Award
Aanisha Sameen	Reading from the Holy Qu’ran – Gold Award
Aanisha Sameen	Prose Reading - Bronze Award
Scholarship Awards
Khadeeja Ilham
S D Tashya Fernando
Chantal Dassanayake
Niluka Abyegunaratne
Aanisha Sameen
Name	Subject	Grade
Nisandi Hewamallika	Speech & Drama	Junior Preparatory
Khaalisha Ilham	Speech & Drama	Medial Grade
Heyli Bandara	Speech & Drama	Preparatory Grade
Naushara Packeer	Speech & Drama	Grade One
Chantal Dassanayake	Speech & Drama	Grade Three
S D Tashya Fernando	Effective Communication	Grade One
N. A. Malmi Hasara	Effective Communication	Grade Three
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Effective Communication	Grade Six
Aanisha Sameen	Effective Communication	Grade Eight
Chantal Dassanayake	Prose Reading	Junior Grade
S D Tashya Fernando	Reading from the Light of Asia	Grade One
Rashmi Kumarasinha	Communication Skills	Grade One
Khadeeja Ilham	Communication Skills	Grade Two
Chantal Dassanayake	Communication Skills	Grade Three
Ramith De Silva	Communication Skills	Grade Five
Ramith Fonseka	Communication Skills	Grade Six
Onadi  Amarasena	Spoken English	Introductory  Grade
Movindu Lankasinghe	Spoken English	Introductory  Grade
Asmaa Osman	Spoken English	Preparatory  Grade
S D Tashya Fernando	Spoken English	Preparatory  Grade
Nisandi Hewamallika	Spoken English	Preparatory  Grade
Tavinya Ratnayake	Spoken English	Preparatory  Grade
Saritha Goonathilaka	Spoken English	Medial Grade
Hesandi Hettiarachchi	Spoken English	Medial Grade
Dulanja Baddage	Spoken English	Medial Grade
T.Sri Gayaththri	Spoken English	Grade Two
Samadhi Randeni	Spoken English	Grade Two
Praveen Aluwihare	Spoken English	Grade Four
Sanjaya Aluwihare	Spoken English	Grade Three
Shameem Ismail	Spoken English	Grade Four
Nelooshie Nanayakkara	Spoken English	Grade Four
Chantal Dassanayake	Spoken English	Grade Five
Jayasithu Hewavitharana	Spoken English	Grade Six
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Spoken English	Grade Eight
Khadeeja Ilham	Creative Writing	Grade One
Nelooshie Nanayakkara	Creative Writing	Grade Two
Hesandu Hewage	Written English	Preparatory Grade
Chamath Weerasinghe	Written English	Grade One
Chantal Dassanayake	Written English	Grade Five

 

ZMS Prize Winners 2010
Names	Subject / Grade
Fazna Fassy	Licentiate Dip. In Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Amana Ifthikar	Licentiate Dip. In Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Salome Anne Jilla	Licentiate Dip. In Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Lakmali Jayaratna	Licentiate Dip. In Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Amana Ifthikar	Associate Dip. In Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Rukshana Muthaliff	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Shehana Badurdeen	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Aanisha Sameen	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Maleni Dhanapalan	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Achala Wakista	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Ilham Shahani Amjah	Diploma in Speech & Drama for Primary Teaching
Fazna Fassy	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Intermediate Learners
Radika Wijesekera	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Safiya Bawa	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Fathima Zainab Nilam	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Shehana Badurdeen	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Aanisha Sameen	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Usha Thevathas	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Wardha Hamza	Certificate in the Teaching of English to Young Learners
Usha Thevathas	Prose Reading – Bronze Award
Kashmi Jayathunga	Solo Verse Speaking – Bronze Award
Name	Subject	Grade
S D Tashya Fernando	Speech & Drama	Junior Preparatory
Khaalisha Ilham	Speech & Drama	Preparatory
Khadeeja Ilham	Speech & Drama	Grade One
Chantal Dassanayake	Speech & Drama	Grade Two
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Speech & Drama	Grade Five
Khaalisha Ilham	Effective Communication	Junior Preparatory
S D Tashya Fernando	Effective Communication	Preparatory
Naushara Packeer	Effective Communication	Preparatory
Khadeeja Ilham	Effective Communication	Preparatory
Thevathas Amalan	Effective Communication	Grade Three
Shashini Goonathilaka	Effective Communication	Grade Four
Imaad Cuttilan	Effective Communication	Grade Five
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Effective Communication	Grade Five
Pasan Liyanaarachchi	Effective Communication	Grade Five
S D Tashya Fernando	Communication Skills	Introductory
Miuni Chandraprema	Communication Skills	Junior Preparatory
Khaalisha Ilham	Communication Skills	Preparatory Grade
R.M.N.C.Rathnayake	Communication Skills	Preparatory Grade
Dulanja Baddage	Communication Skills	Preparatory Grade
Rashmi Kumarasinha	Communication Skills	Preparatory Grade
Khadeeja Ilham	Communication Skills	Medial Grade
Chantal Dassanayake	Communication Skills	Grade Two
Suhasha Kuruppu	Communication Skills	Grade Four
Ramith Fonseka	Communication Skills	Grade Five
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Communication Skills	Grade Five
Sandul Kumarasinha	Spoken English	Introductory Grade
Umayyah Osman	Spoken English	Junior Preparatory
Asmaa Osman	Spoken English	Junior Preparatory
Osini Kavithya	Spoken English	Junior Preparatory
Ruvindu Wijetunga	Spoken English	Preparatory Grade
Tiyani Wicramasekara	Spoken English	Preparatory Grade
Prithya Priyabashini	Spoken English	Preparatory Grade
Nihila Premakanthan	Spoken English	Grade One
Hesandi A Hettiarachchi	Spoken English	Grade One
A Chevone Alexia	Spoken English	Medial Grade
Naushara Packeer	Spoken English	Grade Two
Shakil Wahid	Spoken English	Grade Two
Sanjaya Aluwihare	Spoken English	Grade Three
Eumie Bandara	Spoken English	Grade Three
Nevindu Batagoda	Spoken English	Grade Three
Yahiya Salih	Spoken English	Grade Three
Senuda Ratnayake	Spoken English	Grade Three
Induwara Gamage	Spoken English	Grade Three
Andrea Chantal Dassanayake	Spoken English	Grade Four
Thevathas Amalan	Spoken English	Grade Four
Malmi Hasara	Spoken English	Grade Four
Ramitha De Silva	Spoken English	Grade Five
Shashini Goonathilaka	Spoken English	Grade Six
Banuka Dayawansa	Spoken English	Grade Six
Niluka Abyegunaratne	Spoken English	Grade Seven
Isira Kandanaarachchi	Creative Writing	Grade Three
Osanda Perera	Written English	Junior Preparatory
Osini Kavithya	Written English	Junior Preparatory
Inuka Paranagama	Written English	Preparatory Grade
Anandi Vivekanandhan	Written English	Grade One
Nihila Premakanthan	Written English	Grade One
Hasaru Weerasinghe	Written English	Grade One
Binuri Welengoda	Written English	Grade One
Miuni Chandraprema	Written English	Grade One
R.M.N.C.Ratnayaka	Written English	Grade One
Khaalisha Ilham	Written English	Grade One
Sanjaya Aluwihare	Written English	Grade Three

 

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Congratulations to all of you! Well done.

 

 

 

Mrs. Zulfika Musafer

 

Language Laboratory

The audio / video aids and equipment available at our Language Laboratory will help students to Learn English using modern techniques, which is an interesting and challenging learning process for young students in this day and age. The exposure to the numerous options available in using the various English Language Programmes on the Computer and Internet will certainly be of immense value and interest to the students.

 

 

Lending Library

Students at ZMS are encouraged to become members of the library with a view to inculcate the habit of reading amongst them. As Francis Bacon rightly said “Reading maketh a full man” – therefore we need to encourage our children to read more and give them every opportunity to enhance this aspect of language skill, which will undoubtedly pave the way to gaining a wealth of knowledge on all spheres of education. This facility is free of charge to all students of the ZM School of English.

The Lending Library also has Audio and Video material that can be borrowed by students. A wide range of Children’s Educational DVD’s and Audio CD plus listening material for IELTS / TOEFL Examinations plus Adult English Learning Material is accessible to members of the Audio and Video Library.