Languages and Linguistics Outcomes

Joshua Allen ('08)
A love for languages and cultures led Joshua to major in French and minor in Spanish at Gordon. His year abroad in Aix-en-Provence solidified his knowledge of French and provided an immersion invaluable to his language acquisition process. After graduating, Joshua worked as Adjunct French Instructor at a community college in New York. Additionally, he served as an English instructor to Spanish-speaking members of his community. Most recently, Joshua accepted the role of Translator at a Merrimack Valley software company, where he works in translation maintenance of their web site and assists French- and Spanish-speaking clients.

Kathryn Malczyk ('06)
Katie, who studied abroad at Heidelberg University during her junior year, received a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, the United States's flagship program in international educational exchange. She spent a year studying and working in Germany as a Teaching Assistant, teaching English as a second language. After graduating from Gordon, she earned a Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and is now employed as editorial lead at Google in London.