Machine Translation (Master's Level)
Syllabus, Master's level, 5LN711
- Code
- 5LN711
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Language Technology A1N
- Grading system
- Pass with distinction (VG), Pass (G), Fail (U)
- Finalised by
- The Department Board, 3 March 2023
- Responsible department
- Department of Linguistics and Philology
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree and (1) 60 credits in language technology/computational linguistics, or (2) 60 credits in computer science, or (3) 60 credits in a language subject, 7.5 credits in computer programming and 7.5 credits in logic/discrete mathematics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the general entry requirements for first-cycle (Bachelor's level) studies.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, to earn the grade Pass the student should at least be able to:
- explain, apply, and assess manual and automatic evaluation methods for machine translation;
- analyse and critically review scientific publications in the field of machine translation;
- describe and critically discuss the architecture of machine translation systems;
- build their own translation model using existing tools for machine translation and evaluate and analyse the translation results;
- compare different types of machine translation strategies, such as rule-based, statistical, and neural machine translation;
- implement components of machine translation systems or components used in evaluation or preprocessing.
- plan and carry out research tasks based on sound methodological principles and within the given time limits.
Content
The course provides an overview of different types of machine translation systems with a focus on architecture, usage and evaluation.
Instruction
The teaching consists of lectures and laboratory sessions under supervision.
Assessment
Examination takes place through oral and written presentation of assignments. The teacher can, as part of the examination require compulsory attendance and active participation in teaching modulees. Details about the examination are provided at the start of the course.
If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.