Melania Pantelich is a lecturer in education, and currently coordinates the Master of Teaching (Secondary). She enjoys lecturing in the Master of Teaching and the Associate Diploma of VET in the fields of LOTE (Language Other Than English) and academic reading, writing, and researching.  

Melania is the former coordinator and lecturer of the English Language Support Service (ELSS), a specialist support program for international students in their first year of study at an Australian university, which ran for 11 years. Upon completing her Master of Teaching (TESOL and LOTE) from The University of Melbourne, Melania joined the University, where she taught General English to migrant and refugee students, and extended her teaching repertoire by supporting domestic TAFE students as part of the literacy and numeracy support program at SMB.  

Since then, Melania has helped develop and taught into the Master of Specialist Teaching (TESOL), as well as the Master of Education Studies, always with the aim of supporting the ongoing development and success of her students and their academic skills. Melania is currently completing her PhD (incorporating publications) with Federation University, in a project exploring the experiences of university lecturers teaching international students in Australian universities.