The teachers for the Callan Method have been trained by our special trainer and everyone is a native English speaker. Please click on the pictures below to see the comment from each teacher.

• John Williams – Head Teacher

  

  I am originally from Wales but have been living in Australia for four years now. I love the lifestyle and the diversity over here.

  I am very excited about JET English College bringing the Callan Method to Australia and am proud to be a part of the team that is doing this. I think the method is simple, but very effective and I hope that it will help students become confident, fluent English speakers.

  In my spare time I enjoy painting, horse riding, reading and playing the guitar badly as well as enjoying the beaches and nightlife of Sydney.

• Anastasia Stafrace

  

  Travelling as a child opened my eyes to many cultures and began my love for languages. I have always wanted to teach English, but never found a school where I could see the students progress.

  When I went to see a Callan Method lesson, I was taken back by how much the students were learning and knew this was a learning experience I wanted to be a part of. I find it a joy to come to work as the students are always wonderful to teach and the staff are a pleasure to work with.

  When I’m not teaching, I’m studying, listening to music, going for a run or catching up with friends.

• Ben

  

  My name is Ben and I started working here a year ago. (I think I’m the best teacher at the school!!!!)I really enjoy teaching English and meeting new people along the way. Since starting here I’ve made friends with people I wouldn’t usually have had the chance to meet.

  On the weekends I enjoy riding my motorbike and partying with friends. I love talking and many people say that I never shut up!

• Benjamin Cornford

  

  Jet English College is a fun and vibrant place to work. All the staff are extremely helpful and the students are a delight to teach.

  When I’m not teaching at JEC, I spend most of my time writing – poems, short stories, novels and film scripts.Originally from Sydney, I’ve lived on and off in the UK and Italy over the last ten years. I love travelling and learning about other cultures, both contemporary and historical – especially as it also affords a great opportunity to pursue my favourite hobby – photography. I seem to have spent most of my life at university, completing a PhD in early medieval Italian history at the University of Cambridge, and, just recently, a Masters in Creative writing at UTS.

  I love being in an educational environment, and working at JEC is a great way to stay sharp as a teacher and communicator. It is especially rewarding having such enthusiastic students.

• Bernadette Pangilinan

  

  Hi, my name is Bernie.
  For the last two and a half years I’ve been studying at the Australian institute of music here in Sydney, majoring in contemporary voice. I’ve been singing from a young age and I hope that one day I’ll be able to play the piano really well!

  Besides learning about all kinds of music and singing, I love reading, watching all kinds of films and spending time with good friends. I hope to travel the world one day, to teach English and to learn about and experience different cultures.

  I love teaching here at JEC as the students and staff are always keen, down to earth and friendly. Teaching at JEC has been rewarding and is proving to be a great experience for the student, as well as the teacher.

• Blane

  

  I’ve been teaching at Jet for 3 years and still enjoying it. I think the Callan method is excellent for improving essential listening and speaking skills in a short period of time.

  I have studied a few languages as part of my degree including Japanese and German which has helped me to appreciate how difficult it can be to learn a language. I think this experience has made me a better teacher. Teaching at Jet allows me to further engage with my interest in language learning. When I’m not at Jet I enjoy playing tennis and learning to play guitar – very slowly!

• Cassandra Modder

  

  Hi, I’m Cassandra.
  I’ve been a teacher at Jet for almost a year now.

  In addition to teaching English I also study law at university and have a particular interest in the subjects of English and History. In my free time I enjoy watching movies and painting.
  One of the nicest things about teaching at the College is that as teachers we meet really interesting students and can see their enthusiasm for learning a new language.

• Chris M

  

  Working at Jet English College, has been a great outlet for me to be able to help people from other countries boost there skills in speaking English.After tutoring many students, I can see that the Callan Method is far superior to any other in giving English students the skills they need.Apart from teaching, I work as a freelance commercial photographer, photography is my dream and passion and I wish to go very far in this field.

  In my spare time I enjoy good coffee, having great food and beer, meeting friends and travelling overseas!

• David Lancaster

  

  I enjoy teaching English at JET English College. the Callan Method is a fast and effective way for students to learn English. Teaching at JET English College allows me the freedom and flexibility to do other things that I enjoy.

  I also enjoy teaching guitar for my own business, ‘guitarcourse.com.au’ and performing regularly in a rock band called ‘The Presence’. I love drinking coffee and listening to most genres of music.

• Joel Couchman

  

  I am happy to be teaching English at Jet English College. I have studied a little Spanish, German and Classical Greek and I think studying a second language can be a very interesting activity.Previously, I have been a surf-lifesaver and played rugby. I am currently competing in rowing and learning to play saxophone.

  I also enjoy surfing, playing and watching sports, listening to music and reading philosophy, literature and history.

• Lisa Sciberras

  

  Teaching at JEC is like no other job I’ve ever had and I love it! The college is a very friendly place to work and the students are a pleasure to teach.

  I have a background in acting, which has really helped me to ease into this role. I also love the sound of my own voice and I can talk underwater with a mouth full of marbles!I’m a professional hair and make up artist, I work in the advertising and fashion industry as well as operating my own bridal business.

  I’m also a rockclimbing enthusiast, so when I’m not teaching or making beautiful people even more beautiful, I can often be found scaling walls both indoors and outdoors.

• Lizzie Macpherson

  

  Hi my name is Lizzie.
  I grew up in Asia and have spent most of my life either living in or travelling around Asia and the world.I am also a yoga teacher and personal trainer.I enjoy all kinds of teaching and interacting with people.

  I’ve been working at JEC for a few months now and I love the constantly changing fast pace environment which keeps things interesting for both student and teacher.I enjoy watching the progress of my students and learning about them and their cultures. It is a thoroughly rewarding work environment with wonderful students and teachers.

• Mark Mitchell

  

  I have just returned to Australia after being away for ten years in both Brazil and other parts of the world.

  My passions are travel and music so working with people from far away lands and helping them to understand my language is a great way to pass the time without being on a plane.

• Mina Srinivasan

  

  I’m originally of Indian descent, however I was born and brought up here in Sydney.My interests include Indian dancing, traveling and reading.

  The teaching staff and students at JEC English College are always so pleasant and have certainly made the college a home away from home. Work never feels like work with the fun hours of teaching, neither the teacher nor the student can give boredom a chance. The imparting of knowledge of any kind is a great honour and I feel very fortunate that it has been bestowed upon me. I can definitely say that working at JET English College has been and will continue to be a great experience.

• Sam Geron

  

  Hi, my name is Sam.
  I studied music composition at the University of Sydney and have been writing music for short films roughly for the last 10 years, as well as various electronic music. I also enjoy playing the piano and the guitar and very much enjoy studying other cultures and world religions.

  I speak French and have studied a little bit of Spanish, Latin and Japanese etc. I think teaching or learning a language is a very interesting and rewarding experience, especially as we learn about other cultures.

• Sarah Minotti

  

  Hi my name is Sarah.
  I love going to the beach, watching movies and traveling.I enjoy teaching English because I get to meet people from all over the world.

  I am at University studying international studies majoring in international business. As part of my degree, I went on exchange for a year in Denmark. While I was there I learnt some Danish & traveled throughout Europe.
  I really loved interacting with people from different cultures & I look forward to meeting you.

• Steve Chou Lee

  

  Hi, my name is Steve and I have been teaching with JET English College for the past year. I’ve really enjoyed teaching here and learning about other cultures from my students.Being able to watch the student’s improvement and confidence in speaking English has been a really rounding experience.

• Tim Broderick

  

  Although an English college, Jet English College is not just beneficial for its students, as a teacher, there is much I have gained since teaching my first lesson.With the desire of further increasing my understanding of other cultures, JEC provides the “socially educational” environment that allows for both teachers & students to exchange and educate each other about cultural differences.

• Vicky Ayoub

  

  I’ve previously taught English as a second language in Asia and the Middle East. I really enjoy teaching ESL in particular because of the variety of cultures and people it allows me to connect with.

  Teaching here at JET English College is fantastic. The interesting teachers and bright, friendly students create a really nice and relaxed working environment.I love drinking coffee, eating chocolate and traveling.

Lessons are provided by professional teachers, such as current university lecturers in nursing departments.  Please click on the pictures to see the profile of each teacher.

• Elias Messaike

  

  He is a university lecturer in the nursing department in Sydney. He graduated from University of Technology Sydney with Forensic Biology, honours awarded.

  He is currently working as a nursing lecturer at one of the universities in Australia.  Because his job there requires him to talk to non native speaking nurses coming from overseas, he has a good sense of understanding how difficult it is to learn medical subjects in their second language. His speciality in the OET course is the Listening and Reading sections. By intergrading what he has seen and heard from the international nurses on the campus, this teacher will be the best figure to help you improve your English for medical situations.

• Sarah Young

  

  She is an Australian nurse having graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney.
  She hasorg been working at a public hospital in Sydney on the ward of neurosurgery and ICU. She specializes in teaching Writing and Speaking for this course. Not only does she understand the whole concept of the OET, she always intergrades its subject or vocabulary to practical medical situations.Another of her strong points is that she holds an English teaching certificate as well as her nursing license in Australia. She understands the medical industry, so you have a chance to learn not only about the OET but also how to use English in practical situations. Please do not hesitate to ask her for professional advice in terms of both nursing and English.

  *Currently on leave for the further education in England.