Discipline Lead Languages / French: 
Dr Christèle Maizonniaux

Christèle has a passion for Language pedagogy (Scholarship of teaching and learning), more specifically for French children's/youth literature as a means to learn/study French as a foreign language, a field she has been pioneering in. She has a creative mind and is always keen to stimulate creative skills in others.

Besides this, she also loves bringing people together and is committed to giving her students opportunities in French industries both locally and internationally.

French: 
Professor Eric Bouvet

Prof. Eric Bouvet is French-born and passionate about languages. In Australia, he has taught French at all levels, and currently teaches language and culture at Upper Intermediate and Advanced levels.

He has published in the applied linguistics, specifically in the area of language learning strategies which he integrates into his classroom practice. Eric has also taught Applied Linguistics and Migrations Studies. Until recently, he was Dean (Education) for the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

Spanish: 
Javier Diaz-Martinez

Javier Díaz is involved in the development, teaching, and administration of SPAN, LANG and LING topics with the Discipline of Languages, Linguistics, TESOL and Communication. 

Javier has been actively involved in the training and support of language teachers in SA for a long time, and collaborates regularly with teaching professional associations (STASA, MLTASA) and education organisations (SACE Board of SA, Education Office of the Spanish Embassy in Australia), as well as with a number of multicultural community groups. 

Modern Greek: 
Dr Maria Palaktsoglou

Maria is a Senior Lecturer in Modern Greek language and culture and holds a PhD in Modern Greek Literature.

She was born and raised in Greece and completed her studies in both Greece and Australia. Her experience with the teaching and learning of Modern Greek at University level expands over 25 years. Maria has been involved in the teaching and learning of online topics in Modern Greek since 2012.

Apart from language teaching, Maria has a passion for Greek history and culture, from antiquity through to modern era, and teaches topics such as Greek Mythology and Homer’s Odyssey.

She is a strong advocate for language learning through immersion and has co-developed an in-country program for students of Modern Greek at the University of Crete (Greece). 

Modern Greek: 
Antonios Litinas

Antonios Litinas has a B.Ed. (Honours) in Teaching from the University of Athens and MA by Research from Flinders University. 

He is a teacher of Modern Greek with extensive experience in developing and delivering language topics face-to-face and online.  

Currently he is teaching (casual academic) at the Modern Greek Department, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University. 

Antonios is developing and delivering online topics in Modern Greek Language.

Italian: 
Dr Stefano Bona

Dr Stefano Bona was born and raised in Italy and has a passion for everything moving across boundaries, like intercultural communication interdisciplinary studies - and of course, travel. He spent four years in China and since he moved to Australia he has become a tireless teacher of Italian language and culture, at university and within the community.

He has completed his doctoral research and has published articles on transnational cinema, specifically on Italian-Chinese co-productions and the representation of China in films made by Italian directors.

Indonesian: 
Tom Power

Tom Power is a lecturer in the Indonesian language and Indonesian studies. He teaches Bahasa Indonesia from the Introductory to Advanced levels, and also lectures on Indonesian society and politics.

He has researched and published on Indonesian party politics and democracy, and regularly contributes to seminars and conferences in Australia, Indonesia and elsewhere. 

TESOL: 
Dr Mai Ngo

Dr. Mai Ngo has experience in delivering a richly interactive and personalized approach to learning focusing on student success, through face-to-face and online lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and one-to-one consultation, together with topic coordination and curriculum development. 

Dr. Ngo has been awarded a number of prestigous scholoarships, including the Australian Government Scholarship Awards for her Master in TESOL in 2000, Master of Business Administration in 2007, Australian Leadership Awards for her PhD studies in 2010 - 2013, and Endeavour post-doctoral fellowship in 2016.

TESOL: 
Dr Jeffrey Gil

Dr Jeffrey Gil is involved in the development, teaching, and administration of ESOL and TESOL topics at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. He was also the coordinator of the Chinese program from 2011-2014. Jeffrey has previously taught at university level in China and worked as a language tester using the International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) system.