Curriculum Development in the area of Computational Linguistics in a European framework

Overview of Presentation

1. BSc Applied Computational Linguistics at DCU
2. Erasmus ICP in the area of NLP
   1. Curriculum Development and ECTS
   2. Migration under Socrates programme

The Need for the Course

1. 60% of EC staff handle multilingual information
2. Advances in NLP

1. Fluency in Second Language
2. Understanding of Principles of Translation
3. Computing Techniques

First Output: July 1995

Year Abroad

1. French-speaking Partners
   1. Nancy II
   2. Aix-en-Provence
   3. Clermont Ferrand
   4. Liege
   5. Besancon

1. German Partners
   1. Bielefeld
   2. Saarbruecken
   3. Stuttgart

1. SOCRATES network
2. School of Computer Applications

1. Linguistic Engineering, for example:
   1. Software Localisation
   2. Machine Translation
   3. Speech Processing
   4. Information Retrieval
   5. Natural Language Interfaces
2. Language Skills, for example:
   1. Translation
   2. Interpreting
   3. Project Management
   4. Administration (e.g. EC, Civil Service etc)
   5. Multilingual Technical Support
3. Computer Applications, for example:
   1. Programming
   2. Communications

1. Student Mobility
2. Curriculum Development

1. 93-94: Grant 12400 Ecu, 48 Students, 31 Agreements
2. 94-95: Grant 12600 Ecu, 64 Students, 43 Agreements
3. 95-96: Grant 12100 Ecu, 73 Students, 52 Agreements
4. 96-97: Grant 18200 Ecu, 73 Students, 52 Agreements

Goal? Harmonisation of Curricula

1. Individual Recognition of courses on a case by case basis
2. Mutual agreement on lists of periodically offered courses to be recognised
3. Mutual recognition of complete components, divisions or stages in the curriculum leading to joint development and coordination of different administrative requirements
4. Mutual recognition of complete curricula, including all courses, exams and degrees leading to treaties between universities for mutual recognition

1. Basic Courses
2. Specialization Modules

1. Full ECTS compatibility in the credit system.
2. European dimension in Language-specific Modules.
3. Introduce long-distance teaching techniques.
4. Develop guidelines for sites starting with NLP curricula.