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Kansas City’s New Airport: Students’ Gateway to UMKC
Take a look into the new Kansas City International Airport, which opened early last year in 2023! Students coming to the Applied Language Institute are likely to walk this gorgeous terminal.
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Kansas City is America’s Heartland
Read about Kansas City’s giant public art exhibit and what the spirit of the Parade of Hearts is rooted in.
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Meet the Newest Members of Our Team
The ALI team got a little bigger this semester! Keep reading to learn about this duo of positive energy, as they have a ton of intercultural and language experience to share.
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Fall 2023 Events at the Applied Language Institute
ALI’s Fall 2023 Event Photo Highlight Reel! Weston Orchard It may have been overcast and chilly, but this didn’t stop us from apple-pickin’ all afternoon. Korea Day Korea Day took place on November 13th at the Student Union Theater. People gathered to celebrate what we love about Korean culture, including posters representing our students’ home…
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A Warm Welcome to Our Fall 2023 Cohort
New Student Orientation and Welcome Party!
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Similarities between Kansas City and Kuwait City
Please enjoy the third in our series of Comparison and Contrast essays created by our Level 3 Writing & Grammar students during the Spring 2023 term. What places are different between Kansas City and Kuwait City? Visiting Kansas City, and Kuwait City can be fascinating, such as malls. There are many places to travel in…
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Unique Traffic Differences: Kansas City and Tokyo
Our Level 3 students produced some great work this semester! This post focuses on the similarities and differences between Kansas City and Tokyo traffic. While the distance between Tokyo and Kansas City is approximately 6000 miles (9600 kilometers), these two cities are quite similar.the historickansascity.org said, “Last decades of the 19th century were a…
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Comparing Beijing and Kansas City
We’re always excited to share great examples of our students’ work. In this post, one of our Level 3 students has written an comparison and contrast essay discussing Beijing, China, and Kansas City, Missouri. Different cities have different life experiences, and two cities half a world away – Beijing and Kansas City must also have…
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Experience Korea Day
Experience Korea Day hosted by the ALI, SAGE, and Miller Nichols Library in association with the Korean American Association was a fantastic event that brought together students and community members to learn about and celebrate Korean culture. The event was held on January 30th, and it featured various activities and presentations that highlighted the beauty…
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Cultural Presentation
This semester, one of our Level 3 students completed a cultural presentation on his home country of China. Check out his work below!
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