An Empirical Study on the Distinctive Teaching Mode and Practice of International Business Innovation Class in GDUFS

Cai Dongman and Zhu Wenzhong

English Language Teaching, 2016, vol. 9, issue 4, 163

Abstract: Accommodating to the development of globalization, China witnesses a mounting demand for international business talents who are proficient in both foreign languages and business knowledge and adept at international cooperation and competition in business context. In order to meet this need, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, taking advantage of its resources in foreign languages and outstanding professional teachers, made a breakthrough in multidisciplinary teaching reform and took initiavtive to set up the program of International Business Innovation Class in autumn, 2010. In July 2014, it has delivered its first batch of graduates. Hence, it is of great significance to conduct relevant investigations on the teaching mode and practice timely so as to obtain data for assessing its teaching effectiveness and students’ satisfaction. Based on empirical study, this paper evaluates three factors- learners’ recognition, features and problems of this program, which aims at identifying existing problems in practical teaching, improving teaching quality and students’ satisfaction and proposing feasible suggestions to address them. In a broader context, it attempts to provide a quotable paradigm for similar innovation programs or similar institutions’ internationalization.

Date: 2016
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