COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Linguistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGÜN KOŞANER

Offered to

Linguistics

Course Objective

This course aims at providing information and knowledge to the students - after stating the position of linguistics in the computer engineering discipline - on computer software developed by making use of the findings of linguistics and other related disciplines. In this course the students will become knowledgeable about the computer software implemented in phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, summarizing, translation and lexicography.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain how linguistics is used in computer technologies;
2   explain how morphological parsers operate;
3   explain how syntactic parsers operate;
4   operate the software used in phonetic and phonological analyses;
5   evaluate how various types of corpora could be built.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Link Between Computer Sciences And Linguistics
2 Sequential Nature of Linguistic Data
3 Hierarchical Nature of Linguistic Data
4 Corpus Linguistics I
5 Corpus Linguistics II
6 Corpus Tagging Standards SGML XML TEI tags
7 Corpora Building
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Phonetics And Phonology in Computer Techologies
10 Phonetic Analysis Practice Practicing Using Praat
11 Morphology in Computer Technologies
12 Semantics and Lexicography in Computer Technologies
13 Text Linguistics, Discourse Studies And Translation in Computer Technologies
14 Using Computers in Translation Software
15 General Review
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Lawler, J. (1998). Using Computers in Linguistics: A Practical Guide. London: Routledge.
2. Barnbrook, G. (1996). Language and Computers: A Practical Introduction to the Computer Analysis of Language. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Question-answer
3. Practices with sample data

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Learning outcomes 1-5 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% class attendance is obligatory.
2. Absence from classes will not be considered as an excuse for late submission of the homework assignments/projects.
3. Cheating and plagiarism attempts in assignments and exams will be evaluated with a "0"(zero) grade.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozgun.kosaner@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13:15 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 9 9
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.253555353
LO.353555352
LO.453555353
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