French

Je m'appelle Josephine Cox and I have been teaching for over 20 years in various programs abroad and in Canada. After completing my B.A. in French and Psychology at the University of Winnipeg and Université de Saint Boniface in 1996, I began my career in Paris teaching English in the corporate and entertainment sectors. I left France after 10 years, to complete a Master’s Degree in Foreign Language Education and Management at Bilkent University in Ankara during which I taught in the English Language and Teacher Education programs. After my time in Turkey, I completed a 3 month consultancy in Afghanistan, where I developed a training program for English language teachers at Kabul medical university. I then returned to Canada, completing a B.Ed in 2012 at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), specializing in secondary French, Drama and Humanities. Since then, I have taught at several schools starting with high school English at Naotamegwanning First Nation in Northwestern Ontario. I came to Kelvin High School in 2015 where I have taught all levels of French in the English, International Baccalaureate (IB) and French Immersion programs.

In my spare time, you can find me leading FTJ, the French drama club, overseeing Kelvin’s Environmental Action Crew and walking my two dogs Willow and Migsou.