Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (All Faculties, English)-E1 :English read by a computer
| Numbering Code | U-LAS03 10001 SB48 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ First semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Seminar | |
| Target Year | 2nd year students or above | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Thu.5 | |
| Instructor name | MORI SHINSUKE (Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Since the invention of computer, languages have also been its target. In this lecture we read a paper on the entropy of English. In addition we learn the vocabulary and usage of articles to prepare writing papers in the near future. | |||
| Course Goals | Students will have an experience to read an academic paper and know its structure. And they will be conscious of their problems to write ones. | |||
| Schedule and Contents | We read "Prediction and Entropy of Printed English" [Shannon 51] or "An Estimate of an Upper Bound for the Entropy of English" [Brown et al. 92] and sometimes solve fill-in-the-blank questions for selections of articles, prepositions, etc. | |||
| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
If online { activity in class (40%) and reports (60%) } else { activity in class (20%), small tests (50%), and reports (30%) } |
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| Course Requirements |
o Programming skill to count word frequencies (for reports) o The notions of probability and logarithm at the high school level o Own device with zoom connection to share your homework |
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| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read the next part (explained in the 1st lecture). | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References |
A link to the PDF file will be notified. [Shannon 51] TBD [Brown et al. 92] https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/J92-1002.pdf |
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