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Elisa is an experienced Spanish teacher, holding an MA in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language, and she is also an official examiner for the DELE (Diplomas of Spanish as a Foreign Language) exams. She has extensive experience teaching in different countries and at prestigious institutions, including the Chamber of Commerce of Martinique in the French Caribbean. Certified as a lawyer in both Spain and France, Elisa brings precision, passion, and a love for cultural immersion into every lesson.

Dedicated not only to teaching a language but also to sharing the richness of Hispanic culture, Elisa believes that learning Spanish should be fun, engaging, and full of surprises. Her classes combine creativity, real-life communication, and a pinch of humor because why should grammar ever be boring? Every lesson with Elisa is more than a class; it is a mini adventure in language, culture, and laughter!

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Marie-Christine Louis, MA, BA, has taught French and ESL for over thirty years at Alliance Française in Sydney, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence and in various schools of continuing education. Marie-Christine majored in Anglophone studies and has a keen interest in linguistics and in literary, cultural and media subjects. She is an enthusiastic and outgoing teacher whose lively style encourages interaction from her students. Marie-Christine utilises a variety of teaching methods along with authentic language teaching materials to support and sustain student learning and interest in current events. Marie-Christine believes that learning should be both educational and fun if it is to be memorable and useful to students.

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Dr Suzanne Macalister gained her BA Hons in both Modern and Ancient Greek, followed by her doctorate in Ancient Greek and Byzantine language and literature (University of Sydney); she became senior lecturer teaching Ancient Greek language, literature and mythology at the University of Sydney from 1989 until her retirement in 2007. Suzanne was awarded a Harvard University fellowship, enabling research at Dumbarton Oaks Centre for Byzantine Studies, Washington DC; she has published books, articles and book chapters, has given many talks and interviews in the media on the values of humanities studies and was adviser for Sydney Dance Company's production of 'Mythologia' for the Sydney Olympic Games. Suzanne is an enthusiastic teacher who encourages questioning and student interaction, receiving a University Teaching Excellence Award in 2003; she is a strong supporter of adult education, having gained her own qualifications as a mature-age entrant to university.

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Flavia Marcello PhD is an Affiliate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Sydney and a world expert on the art, architecture and design of the Italian Fascist and post-war periods. She lived in Rome for eight years where she taught art history in US study abroad programs and led boutique art and architectural history tours across Italy for both university students and the public. She has written two books and over 30 articles and book chapters. Known for her enthusiasm and collaborative teaching approach, she places focus on participation and discussion based on primary sources. Her current research focusses on the creative outputs of Italian prisoners of war during WW2 and was curatorial consultant for the Molto Bello: Icons of Italian Design exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art. She is currently working on her first novel.

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Adam is a scientist in the field of evolutionary genetics. He has a BSc and a PhD in Population Genetics from the Australian National University. Adam has offered a number of courses at the WEA in fields related to his interests. He is presently employed as a Manager of a Molecular Systematics laboratory.

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Alessandro Mariolini is a language teacher from Northern Italy, where he obtained his degrees and started teaching. He continued to do so after arriving in Australia, WEA being one of the first places where he was offered the chance to do so. Deeply passionate about Italian culture, Alessandro makes his lessons as fun and relaxed as possible, using a variety of approaches in order to enhance the students' learning experience. As a language student himself, he knows that everyone is different and thus tailors each lesson to meet the needs of the class. Apart from teaching, he loves books, films, nature, chess, and cooking. He is famous (or so he says...) for his decadent ricotta and amaretti crostata, which is just like the Italian language: one bite and you're hooked.

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Silvia Martínez Jimeno, PGCE, BA (Int&Trans), has taught Spanish and French at the WEA for the last seven years. Most recently, Silvia has been accredited by Instituto Cervantes as a Spanish DELE examiner, and by Alliance Française as a qualified teacher of French as a Foreign Language (DAEFLE). She is passionate about teaching, educational studies and languages in general and is highly motivated, energetic and enthusiastic, while patient enough when students require it. Her goal is to help students to reach their dream of speaking another language, enjoying the learning and having fun.

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Tania Mason. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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Master English Australia - IELTS Preparation. Tutor of WEA Sydney

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John McBride AM, has taught at WEA in the field of Japanese history and art for over ten years.  John majored in Japanese classical literature at a major national university in Tokyo before graduate study at the ANU and Melbourne Business School.  He has a passionate interest in walking in Japan along ancient highways and pilgrimage routes.  His ability to impart an eye for history while travelling in Japan is well appreciated by his students.  His first lecture at WEA over 10 years ago about following in the footsteps of the Haiku Poet Matsuo Basho was voted by CNN as the top Four Walk in the World.  John has been walking the old historical paths of Japan for over 45 years and this love for his subject is felt keenly by his students.  Prior to teaching at WEA John had a corporate career in Japan and has supported young artists all his life, both for which he was awarded an Order of Australia in 2010.