As a comprehensive applied subject directly related to the international market, International Trade Practice has been paid more and more attention by universities and society. At present, the Internet is changing the development trend of the world economy and society, which also puts forward new requirements for the quality of application-oriented talents training in Chinese undergraduate colleges.
The trading process, trading conditions and customary practices of international trade are characterized by long lines, wide coverage, multiple links, high risks and rapid changes. Every link of international trade involves knowledge and skills in one or more fields. First of all, practitioners need to have the comprehensive ability to judge the situation and control the abrupt environment; Secondly, the cost and purchase price of the enterprise are not fixed, and the market interest rate, exchange rate, tax rate, etc., will also change. Traders must accurately calculate the cost, profit, commission, tax refund and quotation on the basis of obtaining the latest market information. Therefore, practitioners need to have industry policy, legal, financial, transportation, insurance and other professional knowledge and capabilities. Thirdly, business consultation and making documents require practitioners to have solid foreign language communication skills.
The course content is set up according to the basic process of international trade, mainly including: transaction preparation, negotiation, contract signing and implementation. The preparation before international trade transaction includes the establishment of negotiation team, market research, negotiation plan development, etc. International trade negotiation mainly includes inquiry, offer, counter-offer and acceptance. International trade contract signing includes contract drafting, modification and signing; The performance of international trade contracts includes the preparation of goods, documentation, transportation and payment of goods.
Based on the above factors, the course team explored an all-English teaching model. First, explain the basic concepts and professional terms of international trade practice in English to consolidate the basic professional knowledge. Second, I taught the contents of transaction negotiation and contract performance, especially related to document making, correspondence and telecommunications, and also used English to guide the mastery of practical skills. In addition, the teaching content of international business negotiation and cross-border e-commerce is supplemented in English, so as to improve practitioners' knowledge structure and learning ability, and achieve a high degree of integration of professional theory and social practice.
International Trade Practice focuses on the unity of knowledge and practice and the combination of theory and practice. The teaching content closely focuses on the needs of talent training, takes the basic process of international trade practice as the main line, builds a diversified teaching mode of practice teaching, establishes the value orientation of "integrity, quality and patriotic feelings", and reflects the requirements of advanced, innovative and challenging undergraduate teaching in the new era.
