| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8-9页 |
| Introduction | 第14-17页 |
| Chapter One Literature Review | 第17-27页 |
| 1.1 Historical Backgrond | 第17页 |
| 1.2 Previous Studies in Court Interpreting | 第17-22页 |
| 1.2.1 Previous Studies in Court Interpreting in Foreign Countries | 第17-19页 |
| 1.2.2 Previous Studies in Court Interpreting in China | 第19-22页 |
| 1.3 Previous Studies in the Role of Court Interpreters | 第22-24页 |
| 1.3.1 Previous Studies in the Role of Court Interpreters in Foreign Countries | 第22-23页 |
| 1.3.2 Previous Studies in the Role of Court Interpreters in China | 第23-24页 |
| 1.4 Previous Studies in the Role Theory in Sociology | 第24-26页 |
| 1.4.1 Previous Studies in Role Theory in Sociology in Foreign Countries | 第25页 |
| 1.4.2 Previous Studies in Role Theory in Sociology in China | 第25-26页 |
| 1.5 Summary of Chapter One | 第26-27页 |
| Chapter Two Theoretical Framework | 第27-33页 |
| 2.1 Role Theory Adopted by the Present Thesis | 第27-28页 |
| 2.2 Three Aspects of Role Theory | 第28-29页 |
| 2.3 Concept and Features of Court Interpreting | 第29-30页 |
| 2.4 Court Interpreting in China | 第30-32页 |
| 2.4.1 An Overview of China's Court System | 第30-31页 |
| 2.4.2 Forms of and Requirements for Court Interpreting in China's Court Procedures | 第31-32页 |
| 2.5 Summary of Chapter Two | 第32-33页 |
| Chapter Three Research Design | 第33-38页 |
| 3.1 Research Questions | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 Research Instrument | 第34页 |
| 3.3 Research Forms | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.1 Design of Court Interpreters' Interviews | 第34-35页 |
| 3.3.2 Design of Questionnires for Legal Actors and Clients | 第35页 |
| 3.4 Research Participants and Response Rate | 第35-36页 |
| 3.5 Method of Analysis | 第36页 |
| 3.6 Summary of Chapter Three | 第36-38页 |
| Chapter Four Findings and Implications | 第38-72页 |
| 4.1 Analysis through Comparison | 第38-63页 |
| 4.1.1 Background Information | 第38-42页 |
| 4.1.2 Perceptions of Court Interpreters' Identity | 第42-48页 |
| 4.1.3 Attitudes toward Role Behaviors | 第48-55页 |
| 4.1.4 Role Competencies | 第55-57页 |
| 4.1.5 Role Development | 第57-63页 |
| 4.2 Summary of the Research | 第63-65页 |
| 4.3 Implications for the Quality Improvement of CourtInterpreters in China | 第65-71页 |
| 4.3.1 Court Interpreters' Identity | 第65-67页 |
| 4.3.2 Court Interpreters' Role Behaviors | 第67-68页 |
| 4.3.3 Court Interpreters' Role Competencies | 第68-69页 |
| 4.3.4 Court Interpreters' Future Development | 第69-71页 |
| 4.4 Summary of Chapter Four | 第71-72页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第72-76页 |
| Reference | 第76-81页 |
| APPENDIX | 第81-89页 |
