Computational Linguistics Seminar

Language

French
> English-friendly

Prerequisites

• A bachelor's degree 
• A solid foundation of general and computational linguistics 
• A solid knowledge of academic English 

Main themes

The goal of the course is to explore recent research in the field of computational linguistics, focusing on how efforts in theoretical linguistics and computational techniques can complement each other. Topics can be adapted and/or given additional attention based on the interests of the participants. The course will cover both basic tutorial material and more advanced topics. Participants will be expected to read and discuss cutting edge research papers and to complete a term project. Students are encouraged to pursue term projects related to their own developing research interests.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Read and synthesize cutting-edge research papers on a subfield of computational linguistics
2	Understand the current efforts and challenges in computational linguistics research
3	Present a research question, the research method and results in a written academic paper
This learning unit contributes to the development and command of the following skills and learning outcomes of the ELAL programmes (ELAL learning outcomes)

Content

The organization of the course is twofold:

1. The first part of the course is a lecture introducing the topic, the theoretical approach or the author selected as the seminar focus (a different theme is proposed every year).
2. Then, each student has to prepare a personal work (corresponding to the seminar theme) and to make an oral presentation of it.

Evaluation methods

Evaluation: Project + oral presentation + involvement

Teaching materials

• Portefeuille de lecture.

Faculty or entity

> ELAL