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John McIntyre is a philosopher and writer with a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Sydney, where his research examined Science as a Social Institution. He also holds a Master of Architecture (History and Theory) from UNSW and a Master of Environmental Planning from Macquarie University.

John has extensive teaching experience, having tutored at the University of Sydney, lectured at the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, and delivered a number of popular lectures at WEA and the Woollahra Philosophy Club. His published works include The Limits to Scientific Reason: Habermas, Foucault and Science as a Social Institution (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), as well as academic and public essays on Foucault, philosophy, and society.

With a strong academic background and a clear, engaging teaching style, John brings complex ideas to life, helping adult learners explore philosophy in a way that is both rigorous and accessible.

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Andrea Mendivil, a Spanish tutor from Argentina, holds a Master's degree in Public Administration, a Bachelor's degree in Law, and specialised qualifications in teaching Spanish as a foreign language, including certification as a DELE examiner (Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language). With extensive teaching experience at universities and various institutions, she combines her passion for education with a focus on cultural immersion methods to promote Hispanic culture. Andrea believes in the transformative power of language to connect people, enrich lives, and build bridges between different cultures.

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Karima is a native French speaker with over 20 years teaching experience with Alliance Française, large corporations such as Thales and L’Oréal, and well know universities such as UNSW and Macquarie Uni. She is an enthusiastic, dedicated teacher who offers a student-centered approach, tailoring her classes to suit individual requirements. Karima has a keen ability to assist students in perfecting their grammar, comprehension, and phrasing of arguments. She has a sound understanding of Francophone literature and culture and particularly values equipping students with the range of registers exhibited in the French language, including "argot" (slang). In her lessons, Karima is especially making use of her extensive skills acquired while providing editing and multi-lingual translating services for theater productions and professional writers. Above all, Karima makes learning French fun! There is a strong focus on conversation, where students are encouraged to participate without worrying about making mistakes; practice makes perfect!

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Blandine Midy Boutry is an experienced French tutor with qualifications from the University of NSW (Cert. in Teaching French) and UTS (Graduate Diploma in Teaching French). She has been teaching French in a variety of settings since 1996 including the Institute of Languages (UNSW), Insearch Language Centre (UTS), University of Technology Sydney, Alliance Francaise Sydney and at WEA. Blandine has a passion for transferring her knowledge of the culture and language of France to motivated students of all levels. Frequent trips to her home country allow Blandine to remain connected to the living language of French including idioms, contractions and inflexions. Blandine teaches online and her classes are lively, personal, inclusive and fun, and where there will always be something interesting to learn on your journey into French: the language, the people and the culture.

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Marco Migotto LLB Dip Arts (Fine Arts) CELTA has qualifications in language teaching and art history. He has worked as a translator, has taught Italian and English languages in Australia and Italy, and has led numerous tours of Italy, in Venice, Florence and Bologna. He has been working at the WEA for over 20 years. Marco believes in a student-centred approach to language teaching, where the focus is on engaging students in a variety of activities to make learning interesting, challenging and fun.

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Dominique has two Master's degrees in Italian art history and art curatorship. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Sir William Dobell Scholarship for Classical Drawing and Painting at Sydney’s Julian Ashton Art School. He has taught visual arts classes at numerous locations in greater Sydney, including community centres, art societies and as a guest teacher for firms and businesses. Dominique has a proven track record in coherently communicating the skills necessary for absolutely anyone who wishes to learn to draw. Shared class engagement is central to the structure of all his courses and expanding of his students' intellectual parameters is his passion. His classes integrate a knowledge gained from experience and research within his own visual arts practice and his ongoing study of art history. His work can be viewed at www.dominiquemillar.com or on Instagram at @dominiquemillar_art.

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Linda Moctezuma has been an English Teacher in a Sydney High School for most of her career. She taught adults at WEA in the late 90's and recently completed a Masters by Research degree in English Literature at USYD. Linda was a lecturer at UNSW for Master of Education students where she taught teachers in training.  She is a member of two book clubs, one focusing exclusively on "World Literature". Linda is considering retirement soon and will focus now on her primary passion which is Literature.

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Positive, supportive and highly experienced, Susanne is a passionate language teacher who helps students build confidence and communicate naturally in Spanish. Known for her fun filled teaching, creativity and patience, Susanne has over 25 years' experience teaching all ages and levels. A qualified Spanish interpreter and multilinguist, Susanne creates a relaxed, motivating classroom where students feel at ease as they learn.

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Tibor Molnar studied Chemical Engineering at UNSW in the 1960s, but then forged a career in IT and business. Retired in 2003, he now pursues a wide range of interests: from physics and neuroscience to AI and philosophy. An Honorary Associate of the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney, Tibor teaches Philosophy and Science at the university’s Centre for Continuing Education and the WEA. A book is also on the way. For Tibor, the pursuit of understanding is the most rewarding of human endeavours, and his enthusiasm for Science in all its forms is well reflected in his presentation style.

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Following completion of university studies in 1971, like many boomers of the day, Chris went abroad for a number of years. Moving about, he became intrigued by differences and similarities among a host of cultures and languages. After settling for a time in Italy and then in France, he found work as a consultant to European companies engaging with the Anglo American world, by assisting them to bridge invisible but problematic cultural divides. In this work he found himself amid teams, managers and engineers who were being prepared to implement large infrastructure projects, or to conduct high level negotiations in the USA, Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia. Working inside these projects, his fascination with cultural differences morphed into a deep interest in Myth.

Collecting myths, one is astonished to find the same human puzzles being addressed inside cultural silos near and far around the world, recounted in stories ancient and modern that are often quite similar. These coincidences speak to the deep stuff of human experience and shed insight upon the richness of cultures during very ancient times, our social histories, the role of language, the conundrums of our far off ancestors and their efforts to make sense of mysteries we still strive to understand. Chris has tertiary attainments in a broad spread of academic and technological fields, yet it is the world of myth that keeps him in awe.