Having studied her final 2 years of schooling in Australia, with English as her second language, Maliza has an innate empathy for her students as they negotiate their learning in their second language. Maliza is a native speaker of Spanish. After completing her secondary schooling, Maliza studied for a Bachelor of Teaching and Arts at the University of Adelaide. She has been employed at Adelaide International School as a specialist language teacher for over 8 years. Maliza specialises in teaching the AIS English for Academic Purposes to secondary school students preparing to enter mainstream education at one of Adelaide’s prestigious independent or catholic schools. Maliza also teaches Year 11 English as an Additional Language (EAL) at AIS.