Meet educator and author Inna Figotina!
Proudly Trilingual
Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Inna immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her parents when she was 7 years old. In her first year living in Canada, she started learning both English as her second language and French as her third language at school. Today, she is proud to be fluent in Russian, English and French.
Passionate French Educator and Leader in FSL
Inna discovered her love of learning languages at a young age and she decided to become a language teacher when she grew up. She graduated with degrees in French Studies and in Education, specializing in teaching French as a Second Language as well as receiving a Certificate of Bilingualism in French and English and she completed her Master of Education in French, specializing in Modern Languages Education. Today she is a certified French as a Second Language educator. She is also the Director of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association (OMLTA).
Bilingual Children's Author
Inna is sharing her journey to becoming trilingual to inspire others who are on their own journey of learning a new language. She wrote her dual-language book "Trilingual Me! Moi, trilingue!" in both of Canada's official languages, English and French as part of her thesis project after years of doing research on the topic of immigrant students in the French as a Second Language program.
Born and raised in Moscow, Russia, Inna immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her parents when she was 7 years old. In her first year living in Canada, she started learning both English as her second language and French as her third language at school. Today, she is proud to be fluent in Russian, English and French.
Passionate French Educator and Leader in FSL
Inna discovered her love of learning languages at a young age and she decided to become a language teacher when she grew up. She graduated with degrees in French Studies and in Education, specializing in teaching French as a Second Language as well as receiving a Certificate of Bilingualism in French and English and she completed her Master of Education in French, specializing in Modern Languages Education. Today she is a certified French as a Second Language educator. She is also the Director of the Ontario Modern Language Teachers' Association (OMLTA).
Bilingual Children's Author
Inna is sharing her journey to becoming trilingual to inspire others who are on their own journey of learning a new language. She wrote her dual-language book "Trilingual Me! Moi, trilingue!" in both of Canada's official languages, English and French as part of her thesis project after years of doing research on the topic of immigrant students in the French as a Second Language program.