Keywords
English-Chinese translation of trade terminology
Situational teaching
Higher vocational education
Submitted : 2026-05-04
Accepted : 2026-05-19
Published : 2026-06-03
Abstract
The English-Chinese translation teaching of trade terminology usually adopts literal translation, which fails to effectively integrate actual business operation processes and even causes decontextualization. Taking the English-Chinese translation of trade terminology in the higher vocational course “International Trade Practice” as a case study, this paper demonstrates that situational teaching carried out through three methods — self-constructed terminology database, practical operation on the SimTrade Platform, and case-video integration — can effectively help students understand and memorize trade terminology, and improve their foreign language proficiency and professional competence.
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