w88 casino News Network (Reporter Gao Yunmeng)This semester, Professor Zhao Hongyan of the w88 casino of International Relations has taken up a course on "International Negotiation". How to enable students to acquire theoretical knowledge from books and master international negotiation skills and strategies from practice is the main issue she considers. Therefore, under the organization and coordination of Professor Zhao Hongyan and American professors, from April 14 to April 20, in the "International Negotiation" class, UIBE students and students in the "Global Negotiation" class at the University of Iowa conducted a "cloud negotiation": Chinese and American students conducted a "real-life" one-on-one online negotiation through various online platforms such as e-mail, WeChat, and Zoom meetings.
“This is a very meaningful negotiation! “I was really impressed by the American partner, it was a really fun experience! "... During the online teaching period, students in Professor Zhao Hongyan's "International Negotiation" class gave rave reviews to the cross-cultural online negotiation exercises for Chinese and American students.
The students in the international negotiation class gained a lot from this cross-cultural exchange. Through reviewing the negotiation process, some students lamented their own gains, losses, and gains in the negotiation, and accumulated more cross-cultural negotiation experience in actual combat. Some students said that through cross-cultural negotiation, they gained a deep understanding of the American negotiation style from multiple dimensions such as the other party’s personality, negotiation strategies, and language style, and gained an excellent cross-cultural experience and international diverse perspectives. This one-on-one negotiation exercise in English is also an opportunity for students who are accustomed to negotiating in Chinese to improve their English expression skills and improve their practical English skills. Many students pointed out that this is a challenge, but it is also a training ground for practicing English. Many students also said that this cross-cultural negotiation partially changed their existing "stereotypes" about American cultural styles. In practice, the students had a deeper experience and supplement of the theories about American style learned from classes and books, which was of great help to the students to more vividly experience the American negotiation style and better understand American culture. At the same time, the American classroom also reported that American students generally found this exercise very practical and enjoyed the cross-cultural negotiation experience.
Many students expressed their gratitude to Professor Zhao Hongyan for giving him this unique opportunity for cross-cultural negotiation. For the students who are studying online courses at home at this time, we were lucky enough to have one-on-one communication with our partners on the other side of the Pacific. We overcame the geographical distance and the trouble of time difference, and had a "cloud meeting" with American classmates who were sincere, enthusiastic and had unique negotiation skills.
"International Negotiation" is a course that is more practical than theoretical. During the online teaching, Professor Zhao Hongyan conducted a lot of teacher-student interactions with the students, and organized the students to conduct one-on-one negotiation exercises in class. The course was highly interactive and participatory, effectively avoiding the boring situation of network transmission. In this cross-cultural negotiation between Chinese and American students organized by Professor Zhao Hongyan, the students not only appreciated the wonderful collision between Chinese and American cultures, but also gained a deeper and unique experience in the study of international negotiation.
