ACHIEVEMENT STATEMENT EXAMPLES FOR

MODERN LANGUAGE STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

·        As an intern for John Hopkins, worked on a project involving the translation of handwritten responses to a medical questionnaire distributed to reproductive health care providers in French-speaking West Africa

·        As a member of Americorps, was selected among 50 students to participate in a health education project in a Spanish-speaking community in Guatemala City

·        Assisted college students with weekly French and Spanish class projects and arranged tutoring circles for underperforming students, resulting in increased grades of participating students

·        As a Junior Year Abroad Coordinator, communicated with Japanese students in their native tongue when language barriers arose, resulting in a smoother transition to America for them

·        Recruited by the Foreign Language Department Dean to organize and promote statewide participation in the Ohio Foreign Language Festival, resulting in a 40% increase in participation from the previous year

·        Was awarded a scholarship to attend the International Summer University in Berlin, Germany, achieving academic commendation in German language classes

 Sources:  Best Resumes for College Students and New Grads; www.angelfire.com; www.cua.edu