WANG Weiwei, MU Lei

　　Abstract：

　　The Interpreting Scale is an important part of the China’s Standards of English Language Ability (CSE). This paper firstly defines the construct of interpreting competence, and briefly introduces the sub-scales of the Interpreting Scale. Secondly, it explores the inner structure of the Interpreting Scale from two dimensions of descriptor generation principles and hierarchical differences. Thirdly, taking the interaction sub-scale as an example, the paper further explains the Interpreting Scale, aiming at providing reference for its application to teaching, learning and testing of interpreting.

　　Key words：

　　China’s Standards of English Language Ability; the Interpreting Scale; scale structure

　　Source:

　　Foreign Language World, 2019(04)