Language Technology Applications

Aim and Content

Language technology develops practical computer systems which process natural language. Examples of language technology applications are interfaces between humans and machines, machine translation, proofreading, information search in text, and computer aids for handicapped. The course is focused on one or several areas in the context of a student project and the concrete content of the course will vary depending on the project.

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to identify and use scientifically motivated methods and tools within a language technology application area, and to implement and evaluate a language technology system. Students will be able to write a good report and possibly publish it in cooperation with the supervisor. The project can possibly be extended to a master's thesis.

Course offered (semester)

Autumn.

Language of Instruction

English if students not speaking Norwegian attend, otherwise Norwegian.

Course Unit Level

Master.

Department

Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies

Access to the Course Unit

Open to all who have been admitted to the master's program in Natural Language Processing at the University of Bergen.

Pre-requirements

None.

Recommended previous knowledge

EXFAC00SK or equivalent introduction to linguistics and 60 credits in a language related discipline or in humanities computing.

The ideal candidate will be a bachelor in linguistics with specialization in computational linguistics.

Teaching Methods

Teaching is project based. The project can be carried out in cooperation with internal or external R&D projects. The project topic must be chosen with approval of the supervisor. Supervision is determined in agreement between the student and the supervisor. Lectures will be given when needed and guest lectures can be appropriate.

Classes are held about 3 hours per week.

If fewer than five students are registered to a course, the department might reduce the teaching, please see the department¿s guidelines regarding this on ¿My Space¿. For courses where this is a possibility, the students get information about this at the beginning of the semester, and before the deadline regarding semester registration February 1 / September 1.

Compulsory Requirements

A plan for the project and a sketch of the relevant literature must be provided to the supervisor within six weeks from the start of the semester. Supervision in connection with the term paper is required, and the student is required to have met for supervision at least once, where the supervisor has been able to read a draft of the paper in advance.

Assessment methods

Term paper in the form of a scientific article or project report, which must have a content and form suitable for sending in the article to a scientific conference.

Grading Scale

A-F.

Reading List

Scientific articles related to the project topic and articles related the broader area of the course, about 400 pages. The reading list is composed with approval of the teacher.

Place of Teaching

Bergen.

Course Unit Evaluation

Evaluation of the offered course will be carried out in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assessment system.

Contact Information

advice@lle.uib.no