Academic and Professional Reading Institute

Teaching, testing, and certifying advanced reading skills in world languages for any discipline

Need to gain and document the ability to read academic and professional texts in a second language?

The University of Chicago offers innovative, online seminars based on a groundbreaking approach proven to help students read texts within their discipline or profession. Some languages have prerequisite requirements, while others do not require any previous language study. Learn more about our seminars.

Applications open January 31, 2025. Sign up for updates.

Academic Reading Comprehension Assessment (ARCA)

The ARCA is a state-of-the-art assessment that measures the ability to analytically read and synthesize information from scholarly resources; it is used as the final for all Reading for Research seminars.

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