Q: What is international trade?

重要性：

本章作为课程绪论，主要介绍本课程的研究对象、理论体系、课程主要内容和学习方法。

学习目标：

1. What's international trade?

2. What's the core/learning target of this course--Practice of International Trade?

3. Wha't the difference between laws and pratices.

4. Master the business negotiation: offer, inquiry, counter-offer, acceptance

 知晓国际货物买卖合同磋商订约的程序；把握“发盘和接受”是合同成立的两个要件这一核心；

审视《联合国国际货物销售合同公约》规定的发盘和接受分别对应的四个要件。

5. Learn contract terms and contract risks 掌握销售合同的缮制、审视合同条款的风险防控

6. Think the importance of "contract first" in international trade

    反思契约精神在国际贸易实务中的作用

    审视国际贸易人才应该具备的“诚实”、“守信”、“务实”的契约品格；

Key points for Introduction:

1. What's international trade?

2. What's the core/learning target of this course--Practiceof International Trade?

3. Think the importance of "contractfirst" in international trade

Key points for Business Negotiation:

1. Understanding of the definition andeffectiveness of an offer

2. Difference btw "withdraw” and “revoke” anoffer

3. Counter-off: “material” vs “not material”changes

4. Effectiveness of a silent, oral or lateacceptance 

Key points for Contracting

1. Process of international trade

2. Legal environment of international trade

3. The difference between laws and practices.

4. Learn contract terms and contract risks

Online tasks:

1. Watch the videos in this part.阅读教材相关章节和观看本章节学习通的授课视频。

2. Finish Quiz in this chapter. 完成本单元的QUIZ

3. Draw the English knowlege mindmap or raise at least three questions for this chapter concerning the difficult points and your solutions. 用英语绘制本单元知识的思维导图/简图或对本单元提出至少3个学习问题，要求简洁、易懂、重难点突出， 并附上相关理解或须解惑之处。

4. Hand in your questions to the homework section before offline class. 上线下课前，把问题任务交到作业板块。