Acknowledgements i
Preface iii
List of Abbreviations vii
Chapter One Introduction 1
1.1 Background of Interpreting in China 3
1.1.1 An Overview of the Market 3
1.1.2 Interpreter Training in China 5
1.1.3 Interpreting Research at DifferentDevelopmental
Stages 12
1.2 The Position of This Study 15
1.3 Research Scope 17
1.4 Research Question and Hypothesis 18
1.5 Research Methodology 20
1.6 The Outline of the Study 22