Welcome to The Applied Language Institute at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Welcome to the University of Missouri-Kansas City Applied Language Institute: A language program that feels like a family and shows you the real heart of America! Our Intensive English Program offers 20-25 hours of instruction per week taught by highly qualified instructors. Our teaching and administrative staff members are friendly, supportive, and understanding of the needs of international stud
02/10/2026
Curious to know what the ALI is up to? Make sure you are keeping up with our blog! We post all the activities we do in the semester and the adventures we take all over Kansas City and campus. Subscribe to get notified of our next post!
https://umkcali.school.blog (also linked in our bio)
02/06/2026
See familiar faces? Our director Jeremy was reuinted with students who attended UMKC last February from Kurashiki, Japan. In October, Jeremy visited both Japan and Taiwan, making stops at Kurashiki City College, National University of Tainan, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, and Ibaraki University.
02/02/2026
The time to enroll in our Community English program is narrowing! Class begins Monday, February 16th and is on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30am to 12:30pm on UMKC's Volker Campus! Enroll by February 10th. Course runs for 8 weeks.
¡Inscribirse en nuestro programa de inglés comunitario! Las clases comienzan el 16 de febrero y se imparten los martes y jueves de 10:30 a 12:30 en el campus Volker de UMKC. Inscríbase antes del 10 de febrero. El curso es 8 semanas de instrucción.
Follow the link
shss.umkc.edu/areas-of-study/applied-language-institute/community-english-program.html
to apply or find more information! Sigue el enlace para aplicar o encontrar más información!
Questions? Preguntas?
Email/correo electrónico: [email protected]
Text/envia un texto: 816-264-3150
Call/llama: 816-235-1233
Welcome back Roos! We’re back with our new episode of Mukbang Minutes 😊
In this episode, we’re joined by our two amazing guests, Jay and Minkyu from South Korea, to talk about winter break and back-to-school prep and all while snacking on some favorite Korean snacks.
With our warmest hugs, we welcome you back to campus and wishing you a fruitful and amazing semester! 💙💛
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12/08/2025
Service Learning and Community Building
A sneak peak into our service learning activities, where students visited local schools to share stories from their home countries.📚🌍An inspiring experience shared by our students and these bright young minds.
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12/02/2025
Had an early Thanksgiving Lunch last week! 🦃🍂
We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving break and are ready to crush your final weeks of the semester!
🥧 Pecan Pie + Thanksgiving stories ✨
In today’s mukbang, Marjae and Ryan share their family traditions over a slice of classic pecan pie, reminding us how food and stories connect us — no matter where we’re from. 🌍
To all our students, near and far: we hope you enjoy a warm, restful, and joy-filled Thanksgiving break. You deserve it. 🍁✨
11/19/2025
Meet Cheni, our new graduate student employee, and read about fall semester ALI activities on our blog!
https://umkcali.school.blog/2025/11/14/new-faces-new-activities/
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11/17/2025
Friday was a blast! We took the KC Streetcar 🚉 from campus to Crown Center, went Ice Skating ❄️⛸️, and had lunch with amazing people. It couldn’t have been better ✨
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Check out our jack-o’-lantern masterpieces from last week’s Halloween classroom activity 👻
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Welcome to Mukbang Minutes 😋
This week, we're snacking our way through Brazil—without leaving campus 🇧🇷🇧🇷
We tried Torcida (cheese & bacon flavor) and Mabel Milk Donut Biscuits 🧀🥓🍩
Want a taste? We got ours from World Fresh Market, but you can also find them on Amazon! 🛒📦
Huge thanks to our guests Arthur and Mateus for sharing their favorite Brazilian treats and stories. From crunchy bites to spooky sights, we also chatted about their favorite Halloween traditions on campus 🎃👻
Don’t forget to share with us your favorite snacks and Halloween traditions!
10/23/2025
We visited the public library yesterday and found some beautiful children’s book about our country 🇻🇳🇰🇷🇨🇳🇯🇵🇲🇳🇧🇷🇲🇲.
We’re so excited to share the stories of our culture and heritage with the local elementary school students.
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Welcome to the University of Missouri-Kansas City Applied Language Institute: A language program that feels like a family and shows you the real heart of America!
Our intensive English program offers up to 26 hours of instruction per week taught by highly qualified instructors. Our teaching and administrative staff is friendly, supportive, and understanding of the needs of international students in the United States. Explore our Web site and find out more about the Applied Language Institute, including our scholarships, great benefits, and online application.
| Monday | 8am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4pm |
| Friday | 8am - 3pm |
