Meet Our team

Our amazing student services team is what makes La Lingua Language School the best choice!

We can speak over 7 languages and we are always around to give you full support both in English and your own language.

We have connections in the Australian and expat/student community, and can help you make friends, find a job, find accommodation, and of course help with your studies and any problems you have.

From the first time you contact us to the day you graduate, we will help make your Sydney experience great.

Tomoko Sakaida

  • Japanese
  • English

Tomoko has worked at La Lingua since 2008. She first came to Australia in 2004 with a Working Holiday visa to study English. This experience helped her to understand student's feelings, like difficulties of life overseas or issues related to studying. She is friendly and loves to hang with students and support them, not just as staff but as a friend!

Yuko Spargo

  • Thai
  • Japanese
  • English

Yuko has worked at La Lingua since 1998 - over 20 years! She started her career as a high school teacher in Japan, then taught Japanese language in Thailand for many years before coming to Australia. She is friendly and enthusiastic, always taking it upon herself to give students the great attention and care they need to succeed.

Diego G. Torres

  • English
  • Spanish

Diego has worked as an English teacher in South America, China and Australia for over 10 years. He has recently joined our management team strengthening the development of student-centred teaching and learning strategies. Diego believes in the innovative use of eLearning materials and methods to enable personalised learning and meet the individual needs of each student.

Carolyn Shi

  • Chinese
  • English

Carolyn was a high school teacher and university associate lecturer in China for many years before immigrating to New Zealand in 1996. Since then, she has worked in the international education industry for over 20 years in both NZ and Australia, giving her an excellent understanding of government policies and procedures for the private school sector. As a mother of two, she is very good at identifying students needs and resolving student issues in both study and personal development.

Minji Sim

  • Korean
  • English

Minji worked for La lingua from 2014 to 2016 and joined the La lingua team again in July 2019. 

She worked for a foreign company in Korea and studied education and marketing in Sydney. 

She also worked at a VET college and education agent here in Sydney, so she has a good understanding of international students. She is kind a great listener and good at counselling.

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