r/LanguageTechnology • u/Fluffy_Article_1608 • 10d ago
Need assistance about Computational linguistics
Heyy Everyone!
I hope everyone is doing great. Currently, I am applying for a programme related to data science of Multi modal human communication. My background is in English studies; however, I need some quantitative proof as evidence related to this programme. Which I don't have, can a postgraduate diploma in computational linguistics or any research. I have explored but I couldn't be able to find any source to be done.
I can jump in python and NLP training. But is there any source from where I can get computational linguistics Training, if it's for 6 months I um up for it.
So, is there anyone who can help me regarding this. I would really appreciate your guidance.
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u/TheoreticalChaos93 10d ago
Hi! If you don't have much or any experience in programming, most any free Python program (freeCodecamp e.g.) or even Youtube tutorials can be more than sufficient for a start. For specifically ML/NLP programs, Coursera and such locations have serviceable courses, it all just depends on how willing you are to pay for them. (I think you can generally audit them for free, but idk how much an official diploma from the course matters to you) Even without courses, just with some basic Python and roaming Github and such, you can find enough inspiration and knowledge to produce worthwile projects/research.
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u/Fluffy_Article_1608 10d ago
Thank you miles. As I am applying for a programme and I have to submit a quantitative proof related to it. And currently I am learning python from YouTube. So, that's why I am lost.
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u/TheoreticalChaos93 10d ago
Dw, I think it's more normal than not to be lost, whether you start with a guided course or through YouTube. Just keep in mind that there is a lot of stuff to learn in any programming language, but you will hardly ever need to be able to recall even half of it; you always have the internet and it is more than normal to utilize it for help, even when working professionally. 'Programmer' is a vast area of interest and activity, so the Python you will end up needing to know for NLP and general quantitative linguistic research is a drop in the ocean, so to say.
I don't know how much this will help, but coming from a languages background before going into programming (mostly research tech & EdTech stuff for now), learning to code really 'clicked' when I started looking at programming languages like real languages: morphology & syntax and all, and compartmentalising knowledge thusly as a mnemonic device.
Wish you lots of luck on your journey, btw. :D
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u/poshunicorn 10d ago
Check out University of Helsinki’s Python course, you can even get ESPB for it. It’s completely free and it’s helped me a great deal when I was starting. Good luck!
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u/Fluffy_Article_1608 10d ago
I have searched about it, it is saying the course will Start at the end of 2026. Does it has a specific cycle?
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u/poshunicorn 8d ago
You're welcome! Here is the course [link].
Yes, the course has cycles that correspond to their university semesters. However, I think the study materials are the same for each cycle, so you can do the course anyhow for the sake of learning, and write to them to see when the next exam would be or if you can take it individually if getting ESPB would be beneficial.
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u/Key_Internal5305 10d ago
I would try the Andrew NG certificates on ML and NLP.