The Application Of SWOT Analysis In China's Interpretation Accreditation

Since China's opening up in 1978, especially its entry into WTO in 2001, domestic market suffers from urgent demand for qualified interpreters. Quite embarrassing is that interpreters with credentials sometimes fail extemporary interpretation. As one of the benchmarks weighing interpreters' proficiency, domestic interpretation accreditation deserves exploration. Responsive to this dilemma, the thesis applies SWOT analysis and Delphi method to domestic interpretation accreditation. CATTI and SIA, two authoritative accreditation tests in China, are compared and contrasted with the Australian counterpart NAATI so as to figure out internal and external environments of domestic accreditation.Altogether the thesis consists of five parts. The author probes into the theoretical basis of the study after background and significance of the research are unraveled. Meanwhile, previous studies on both theoretical basis and domestic accreditation tests are shed light upon. Through comparison and contrast between interpretation accreditation at home and abroad, elements are identified and then categorized by Delphi method. Strategies are specified to each factor. The last part is the conclusion summarizing findings and innovation of the thesis.The study unveils that domestic accreditation is endowed with inherent strengths and impressive opportunities but also confronted with internal weaknesses and external threats. Proposals specified for each factor are of constructive significance to regularize domestic interpretation accreditation. Moreover the integration of a decision-making tool into a language-oriented research is a bold interdisciplinary attempt.