| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION | 第13-19页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13页 |
| 1.2 Research rationale | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3 Research significance | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Research objective and questions | 第15页 |
| 1.5 Research methodology and data collection | 第15-16页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the thesis | 第16-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-35页 |
| 2.1 Previous studies on professionalization of translation industry | 第19-29页 |
| 2.1.1 Studies on the mode of professionalization | 第19-26页 |
| 2.1.2 Studies on different aspects of professionalization | 第26-27页 |
| 2.1.3 Summary | 第27-29页 |
| 2.2 Previous studies on legislation of translation industry | 第29-35页 |
| 2.2.1 Domestic studies on legalization | 第29-33页 |
| 2.2.2 Studies on translation legislation in foreign countries | 第33-34页 |
| 2.2.3 Summary | 第34-35页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第35-43页 |
| 3.1 Working definition | 第35-37页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical basis | 第37-38页 |
| 3.3 Description of analytical framework | 第38-40页 |
| 3.4 Introduction to the survey | 第40-43页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR THE CURRENT STATUS OF PROFESSIONALIZATION OF TRANLSATION INDUSTRY | 第43-57页 |
| 4.1 Historic stage | 第43-45页 |
| 4.2 Existing problems in China’s translation industry | 第45-57页 |
| 4.2.1 General analysis of the industry | 第45-50页 |
| 4.2.2 Three elements of translation professionalization | 第50-57页 |
| 4.2.2.1 Professional association | 第50-52页 |
| 4.2.2.2 Certification | 第52-55页 |
| 4.2.2.3 Professional education | 第55-57页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE THE FEASIBILITY OF LEGISLATION OF TRANSLATION INDUSTRY | 第57-73页 |
| 5.1 Relationship between industrial autonomy and institutional intervention | 第57-59页 |
| 5.2 Necessity and operability of translation legislation in China | 第59-71页 |
| 5.2.1 The necessity of legislation | 第60-65页 |
| 5.2.2 Time for legislation | 第65-67页 |
| 5.2.3 Possible components of the "Translation Law" | 第67-68页 |
| 5.2.4 Legislative procedure and bottlenecks | 第68-71页 |
| 5.3 Experience from the United States | 第71-73页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第73-77页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第73-74页 |
| 6.2 Implications of this research | 第74-75页 |
| 6.3 Limitations of this research | 第75页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for future research | 第75-77页 |
| REFFERENCES | 第77-81页 |
| APPENDICES | 第81-94页 |
| Appendix A Questionnaire of Professionalization Process and Legislation Issues of Translation Industry in China | 第81-90页 |
| Appendix B Interview transcription | 第90-94页 |
