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Students develop essential communicative skills and cultural awareness necessary in order to interact with people from that culture, whether it is in their home country or in the United States. In order to take this course, students must have scored a level 2 or 3 in the approved placement test or have taken the introductory course CHNS 100 at Fredonia.

For students with no previous preparation. Study of fundamental vocabulary and speech patterns. Initial emphasis on listening comprehension and oral ability. Progressively greater emphasis on reading and writing ability.

Continuation of CHNS 115. Further introduction to fundamental vocabulary and speech patterns. Continued emphasis on listening comprehension and oral ability. Progressively greater emphasis on reading and writing ability. Discussion of selected cultural aspects.