Ling/CSE 472: Further Readings Blog

Background

Computational lingusitics is a rapidly developing field with a large (and ever-growing) literature. This is evidenced by the sheer size of the primary textbook we're using, which is way to large to cover in a one quarter class. In addition, the students in class bring a range of diverse expertise. The purpose of this assignment is to ask you to share that expertise with each other, so everyone can get a broader sense of the field than we would just reading on our own, and to practice writing accessible summarize of technical documents.

Assignment

1. Each student will pick ONE "blog options" reading for the whole quarter. By the date that reading is associated with, you will write a 300-500 word post on Canvas (in the "blog" discussion area for that day) summarizing the reading for your classmates. Ideally, these blog posts will convey the main point of the reading, plus a few choice details that you found particularly interesting. You can also add your own perspective, especially if you are skeptical of claims in the reading and/or excited about the findings/ideas therein.
2. Every student not blogging for a particular day is asked to respond to at least one blog post on that day, with a short but contentful comment. Our hope is that these blog responses will turn into discussions. Discussion comments are due by the following lecture.

Procedure

1. By Friday March 31, everyone should claim the reading they are going to be blogging about. Blog options are listed on the course web page, but you are also welcome to suggest your own reading (even something you have already read!) that is relevant to the topic of one of the lectures.
   • Claim your article by editing the page "Blog assignments" on the course Canvas. (You may change to a different article relevant to the same lecture up to the point that you write your post or switch places by mutual agreement with a classmate, but I want to have an initial schedule in place by April 3, if possible.)
2. By class on the day the reading is associated with, post your blog post to the Canvas discussion area for that date.
3. Every student not blogging for a particular day should post a reaction on the blogs for that lecture by following lecture, in the Cavnas discussion. These reactions can be comments or questions that engage with the content of the blog post or respond to previously posted comments or questions.

Blog posts and discussion comments will be graded on completion, but we are prepared to award extra credit for particularly outstanding blog posts.