On completion of the course, you should be able to:

1. explain basic methods for the analysis and interpretation of words, sentences, and texts
2. practically apply language technology methods and systems to texts and text collections
3. evaluate language technology components and systems using standard validation methods
4. judge the difficulty and the feasibility of language technology applications

For each intended learning outcome, there is a set of knowledge requirements that describe what you need to demonstrate in order to earn a certain grade. These knowledge requirements are listed on the Examination page.

The course covers

• basic methods and techniques for the analysis and interpretation of words, sentences, and texts
• language technology systems
• validation methods
• tools, software libraries, and data

in the following areas: text segmentation, text classification, language modelling, part-of-speech tagging, syntactic analysis, and semantic analysis.

We have structured the course content into concepts and procedures. By concepts we mean terms and models that you should be able to explain and apply. By procedures we mean standard tasks that you should be able to perform. If a concept or procedure is classified as advanced, it is beyond what is being expected from you for a passing grade.

The means of instruction for this course include video lectures, interactive sessions, tutored computer labs, and supervision in connection with a project. You are also expected to study independently, both individually and in groups. When you plan your time for the course, you should calculate approximately

• 53 hours to prepare for, attend, and revise the lectures
• 53 hours to prepare for, carry out, and reflect on the labs
• 53 hours to plan, carry out, and reflect on the project

The course is co-taught with TDP030 Language Technology on the Bachelor’s programme in Innovative Programming.

The reading for this course consists of individual sections from the following book:

Daniel Jurafsky and James H. Martin. Speech and Language Processing. An Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, and Speech Recognition. Draft chapters in progress, December 2021.

For follow-up and in-depth reading, we recommend the following books:

• Emily M. Bender. Linguistic Fundamentals for Natural Language Processing: 100 Essentials from Morphology and Syntax. Synthesis Lectures on Human Language Technologies. Morgan & Claypool, 2013.

• Markus Dickinson, Chris Brew, and Detmar Meurers. Language and Computers. Wiley–Blackwell, 2012.

• Christopher D. Manning and Hinrich Schütze. Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing. MIT Press, 1999.

What you can expect from us. We try our best to give you prompt, constructive, and meaningful feedback on how well you meet the knowledge requirements set out for the course. We offer feedback in various forms; you can find the details on the Examination page. Our focus is on formative feedback, which you can use to improve your learning (and we can use to improve our teaching!) while the course is ongoing.

What we expect from you. We expect you to familiarise yourself with the knowledge requirements set out for the course and to actively seek our feedback on how well you meet these requirements. We also expect you to reflect on the feedback we provide and grasp opportunities to put it to good use.

What we expect from you. This website is the primary source of information about the course, and we expect you to keep yourself up-to-date with what we publish here. We also send out information via the University’s email list for the course and the class team on Microsoft Teams, and we expect you to read these channels regularly while the course is ongoing.

What you can expect from us. When you contact us via email or chat, you can expect an answer during standard working hours, 8–17. (We do not respond to email/chat in the evening or weekend.) For more personal contact, you can talk to the examiner in class or book an appointment.

Accessibility. If there is any portion of the course that is not accessible to you due to challenges with technology or the course format, please let the examiner know so we can make appropriate accommodations.

Students with disabilities. If you have a documented disability, you should contact the examiner as soon as possible regarding accommodations. Book an appointment with the examiner