Abstract
This paper describes an undergraduate program in Language Technology that we have developed at Macquarie University. We question the industrial relevance of much that is taught in NLP courses, and emphasize the need for a practical orientation as a means to growing the size of the field. We argue that a more evangelical approach, both with regard to students and industry, is required. The paper provides an overview of the material we cover, and makes some observations for the future on the basis of our experiences so far.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 40th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics |
Subtitle of host publication | 7-12 July 2002, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
Place of Publication | San Francisco |
Publisher | Morgan Kaufmann Publishers |
Pages | 27-32 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781558608832 |
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Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Event | Association for Computational Linguistics Meeting (40th : 2002) - Philadelphia Duration: 7 Jul 2002 → 12 Jul 2002 |
Conference
Conference | Association for Computational Linguistics Meeting (40th : 2002) |
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City | Philadelphia |
Period | 7/07/02 → 12/07/02 |