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Dec 04, 2010 18:18

I am currently enrolled as a linguistics major at UW. I am considering pursuing the Computational Linguistics Masters when I graduate. It states on the site, however, that applicants need to have experience in Computer Science up to the 300-ish level. I have no experience whatsoever in computer programming, so I was wondering maybe I shouldn't ( Read more... )

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mechagodzilla12 December 5 2010, 03:14:06 UTC

The CSE42/143 courses aren't too bad if you're at all computer-savvy, and can break big problems down into smaller tasks. There's tons of help available for those classes, too -- I'd say, go ahead and take CSE142, and be prepared to drop it if it's driving you crazy.

Dunno the specific differences between linguistics and computational linguistics, but I'd imagine you'd be doing a fair amount of coding...

neptune December 5 2010, 03:59:22 UTC

Agree with this recommendation. 142 and 143 were great classes in my opinion, even though I didn't stick with the program, and you can always drop or s/ns it to protect your GPA.

dana_the_girl December 5 2010, 17:15:27 UTC

Agree. Marty is a really good teacher, funny and engaging and SMART. It takes a lot of time though...well beyond the recommended 2 extra hrs * credits for the class of outside work per week. (what the university recommends you spend on homework.)

Talk to the comp ling people about what is involved, but there is some coding and I'm pretty sure that you need both 142 and 143 for the program. I know that T9 (the phone keypad texting) is technically an application of comp ling, but that's about it.

tracher December 5 2010, 06:36:15 UTC

Be prepared for CSE classes to eat your life and soul. If you're OK with that, 143 was some of the most fun I've had in CSE classes.

tisoi December 5 2010, 09:10:14 UTC

I took CSE 142 last year. It was horrible :-\ And I got my lowest grade in my college career because of it! I probably would have done a better job if it weren't a weeder class. It was suggested to me that I should have taken it at community college where the pace is slower.

BTW - in spring there is comp ling class open to undergrads. No need for prior computer experience, afaik. Might be a good class to get your feet wet.