This study investigates student motivation and evaluation of the interpretation program at the Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation of National Taiwan Normal University from 2002 to 2007. According to questionnaire results, it is found that the students come from various backgrounds, and most of them had received university or college education and have higher language abilities. Pursuit of knowledge and interests, and personal development ranks the highest in student learning motivation. Overall, the responding students are highly satisfied with the courses. The most popular characteristics for a teacher include: providing feedback on individual student performance, responsible, interesting, and willing to interact and share interpretation experiences with students. As for the course content, students find that consecutive interpretation and note-taking skills are the most useful techniques, and the level of satisfaction is almost 100%. In addition, the responding students think that the interpretation courses at continuing education centers can effectively increase their understanding of the interpretation industry, and 90% of the students are willing to work in the T&I industry if given the opportunity. Moreover, 80% of the students are willing to attend advanced interpretation courses. Students who want to attend translation or applied English courses also account for a high percentage, which indicates that students have a certain degree of identification with the interpretation courses. Keywords: interpreting, life-long