Applied Language Technology: NLP for the Humanities

TL;DR

This paper presents a two-course module designed to teach humanities students the fundamentals of language technology and NLP applications using Python, with openly accessible interactive materials.

Contribution

It introduces a practical, open-access educational approach combining Jupyter Notebooks and videos for teaching NLP to humanities majors.

Findings

Accessible learning materials for NLP education

Effective integration of Python tools in humanities curriculum

Open licensing facilitates widespread adoption

Abstract

This contribution describes a two-course module that seeks to provide humanities majors with a basic understanding of language technology and its applications using Python. The learning materials consist of interactive Jupyter Notebooks and accompanying YouTube videos, which are openly available with a Creative Commons licence.