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Course unit, curriculum year 2022–2023
MVK.KT.360

Basics of Neural Machine Translation, 2–5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Course code
MVK.KT.360
Language of instruction
English
Academic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024
Level of study
Advanced studies
Grading scale
Pass-Fail
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Mary Nurminen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Language Studies 100 %
Common learning outcomes
International outlook and global responsibility
Sustainable development

This is a digital course that takes place fully online.

Contents module 1: NMT Technology

- Machine translation history

- How NMT works

- Translators and NMT

- Quality evaluation

- Future implications

Contents module 2: MT Use and Users

- MT use in various contexts

- MT in service to humanity

- Contextual factors that influence reception

- MT literacy

- MT and the future

Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Module 1: NMT Technology

Participation in teaching

05.09.2022 15.12.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Completion option 2
Module 2: MT Use and Users

Participation in teaching

05.09.2022 15.12.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)
Completion option 3
Module 1: NMT Technology and Module 2: MT Use and Users
Completion of all options is required.

Participation in teaching

05.09.2022 15.12.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)

Participation in teaching

05.09.2022 15.12.2022
Active in period 1 (1.8.2022–23.10.2022)
Active in period 2 (24.10.2022–31.12.2022)