Keywords

NLP curriculum, Hands-on experience, Interdisciplinary coordination

Abstract

This paper discusses the establishment and implementation of a curriculum for teaching NLP. At the core are two classes which involve some theoretical background, extensive hands-on experience with state-ofthe-art technologies, and practical application in the form of an intensive programming project. Issues involving interdisciplinary coordination, curriculum design, and challenges in teaching this discipline are discussed.

Original Publication Citation

Deryle Lonsdale (2002). A niche at the nexus: Situating an NLP curriculum interdisciplinarily;Proceedings of the ACL Workshop on Teaching NLP and CL. Association for ComputationalLinguistics, pp. 45-52.