| 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13-14页 |
| 1.2 Rationale | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.4 Research Objective and Research Questions | 第16页 |
| 1.5 Methodology and Data Collection | 第16-17页 |
| 1.6 Organization of the Thesis | 第17-19页 |
| CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW | 第19-27页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies on Interpreter Competence | 第19-22页 |
| 2.1.1 Research on Interpreting Competence | 第19-20页 |
| 2.1.2 Interpreting Competence and Interpreter Competence | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Court interpreting as a profession | 第22-24页 |
| 2.3 Previous Studies on Professionalization | 第24-26页 |
| 2.3.1 Defining a Profession | 第24页 |
| 2.3.2 Trait Theory and Theory of Control | 第24-25页 |
| 2.3.3 Studies on Professionalization of Interpreting Profession | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Summary of Previous Literature | 第26-27页 |
| CHAPTER THREE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK | 第27-35页 |
| 3.1 Working Definition | 第27-28页 |
| 3.2 Theoretical Basis | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Wang’s Interpreter Competence Model | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Zhong’s Knowledge Requirements Formula for Interpreters | 第29-30页 |
| 3.2.3 Tseng’s Model of the Process of Professionalization | 第30-32页 |
| 3.3 Analytical Framework | 第32-35页 |
| CHAPTER FOUR BACKGROUND RESEARCH OF THE SURVEY | 第35-45页 |
| 4.1 Status Quo of Court interpreting profession in the UK | 第35-39页 |
| 4.1.1 Right to Interpreters in Courts | 第35-36页 |
| 4.1.2 Court Interpreting Profession in the UK before 2012 | 第36-37页 |
| 4.1.3 Court Interpreting Profession in the UK after 2012 | 第37-39页 |
| 4.1.4 Summary of the Status Quo of UK’s Court Interpreting Profession | 第39页 |
| 4.2 Requirements on Court Interpreter Competence in the UK | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2.1 National Occupational Standard in Interpreting (2006) | 第40-41页 |
| 4.2.2 Professional Associations and Diploma in Public Service Interpreting | 第41-43页 |
| 4.2.3 Summary of Requirements on Court Interpreter Competence | 第43-45页 |
| CHAPTER FIVE SURVEY ON INTERPRETER COMPETENCE | 第45-69页 |
| 5.1 Questionnaire Design | 第45-47页 |
| 5.2 Distribution and Collection of Questionnaires | 第47-48页 |
| 5.3 Result Analysis | 第48-62页 |
| 5.3.1 Career Related Questions | 第48-56页 |
| 5.3.2 Evaluation on Competences Needed for Work | 第56-60页 |
| 5.3.3 Evaluation on Status Quo of the Profession | 第60-62页 |
| 5.4 Supplementary Interview with Professional Court Interpreters | 第62-64页 |
| 5.5 Summary on Findings of Questionnaire Research and Post-Survey Interview | 第64-65页 |
| 5.6 Comparison and Analysis of Requirements on Court Interpreter Competence | 第65-69页 |
| CHAPTER SIX CONCLUSION | 第69-75页 |
| 6.1 Research Findings | 第69-70页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第70-71页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第71页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for Future Research | 第71-75页 |
| REFERENCES | 第75-79页 |
| APPENDICES | 第79-89页 |
| Appendix A：Questionnaire on Court Interpreter Competence in the Context ofProfessionalization | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix B: Transcript of Interview with Court Interpreters | 第82-89页 |
