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_	"Applying the possibilities we achieved through technology to something so universally important like verbal communication is fascinating. Technology improves constantly and rapidly, it’s fun to observe this in the context of language. Also, CL can be highly theoretical but also very close to practice, sometimes both at once.
CL is also gaining weight in daily use with tools like speech recognition and automated speech (it’s funny that Sci-Fi shows like Knight Rider may determine the course of technology).
These are only 4 sentences, but it’s interesting that this sentence has to do with CL because it is language written on a technological device, so technically (haha) CL is all around us."
_	"Language is our main means of expressing ourselves. It helps to communicate, to express cultural identity in the sense of nationality but also in a more arty way. I have always been fascinated by that and how language / a dialect can change rapidly even from one village to the next. To ""teach"" a computer language in a world which is hardly imaginable without computers anymore, is a really interesting task. And in some sense, learning a programming language is like learning a new language to me."
_	"Ever since I was a little kid, I was interested in different features of language. When I learned to write I wondered why words are often written so differently from how they are spoken.
Whenever I learned a different language or met someone foreign, I was interested in special peculiarities of the language like idioms or slang. Later my dad introduced me to programming and I was fascinated by the fact
that you can tell your computer exactly what to do using a special language. When I had to decide on a field of study I remembered these two interests of mine, decided to put them together and study ISCL in Tübingen.
I am especially interested in intelligent language and voice systems, chat robots, language related research using computational methods, and machine learning for e.g. sentiment analysis or authorship attribution. I believe that these NLP technologies
can improve our lives in vastly different ways, be it data mining to analyse opinions on social media or improving online translation services like Google Translator to help people around the world communicate with each other."
_	I chose to study Computational Linguistics because it combines computer science and linguistics. I have not done much programming before, but since I started studying ISCL I find it very interesting. I enjoy solving tricky tasks and coming up with new solutions to programming problems. Moreover, I have always enjoyed learning new languages but I am also very interested in analysing them in a scientific way. As computational linguistics is at the intersection of these two areas, it provides many interesting research fields and I hope to be able to work on some of these in the future.
_	"I had some linguistics classes in a other study program.
This sparked my interested for linguistics.
Programming was always something I was interested in.
Therefore computational linguistics seemed to be the perfect combination of subjects for me.
I'm looking forward to the future and where my studies take me.
Machine learning might be the field that piques my biggest interest."
_	I originally became interested in learning languages in high school by learning some Russian. I then learned more languages, though all to pretty low proficiencies. I eventually became interested in the speech sounds and writing systems of those languages, which led me to the IPA and phonology. From there, I gradually gained a better understanding of those topics, as well as other associated linguistic topics like morphology and historical linguistics. I eventually realized that I really liked linguistics, and wanted to study it in college, but when I looked at what jobs I could do with a linguistics degree, none of them seemed very good to me except computational linguistics. So, I took a computer science class, found out that I liked that as well, and decided to get a degree in computational linguistics.
_	My interest in linguistic and computation started when I had to do a project in which we tried to analyse the comments under facebook posts. I realized that without computation this will lead to superficial results and I understood the advantages of computation.  Another reason is my interest in logic which brought me to programming because logic and computation are stronlgy connected for example in the Curry-Howard Isomorphism. One big influence was als the AI AlphaZero because it changed the understanding for chess and was very impressive for me. Understanding language and arguments was the main concern in my studies and the best way to analyse language, in my opinion, is through computational methods. We can work on big data and see how we speak and use language in a big picture. The last point why I'm interested in linguistic and computation is connected with my interest in Bayesianism in which beliefs are formalized via probability theory this has a direct connection to linguistic and computation.
_	Human interaction can have many different forms. The usage of natural language is only one of them, although to me it seems to be the most sophisticated way. A main advantage of humans compared to apes is their ability to communicate efficiently. Intrestingly, there are several thousand different languages which have evolved that serve that same purpose. Understanding how language works opens new perspectives.
_	"I like linguistics because it is something we are confronted with daily and inescapably.
It is also one of the few research areas where we can 'easily' measure data in.
Toying with statistics and related technics such as machine learning is a lot of fun!
Fundamentally it is very appealing to me find out more about language and the cognitive processes that are involved in it.
Even when we sometimes learn about pasttime linguistics theories that are boring and seemingly unrelated to nowadays research, I still enjoy most of the classes."
_	"To learn more about linguistics and to combine it with ""something different"" was my cause to study computational linguistics.
Soon I discovered, that ISCL is more than just a combination. Its a whole new thing.
I always loved structuring and organizing things like lists and notebooks and to build up my own table of contents. 
Computational linguistics perfectly fits this passion."
_	information retrieval, sentiment analysis and speech processing
_	"I am interested in the nature of writen and spoken speech since many years.
Since I started studying, I learned much about the grammatical processes in written speech.
I find it interesting how these processes can be represented virtually. 
Especially the interaction between a machine and a human is fascinating and how it can be done.
There is a lot of research that still has to be done to improve such interaction processes.
This is why I like to learn about these things in my studies.
Programming skills and coding in general is often challenging but also fun."
_	My main interest lies in improving existing, as well as discovering novel approaches for enabling machines to communicate with humans on an equal level. I believe this to be one of the key concepts in modern AI development, a huge step towards bridging the gap between what we perceive as a mere machine and an intelligent system. The responsible field - natural language processing (NLP) - is essentially used as a near-synonym for the term "computational linguistics" nowadays. I am interested in delving deeper into this field and learning more about the different techniques employed, especially the modern ones, after the shift from traditional statistical approaches to the recent 'hot' machine learning approaches such as neural networks and deep learning.
_	I first started studying computational linguistics as a minor, mainly for the programming part. Since then I discovered my interest for linguistics, especially how we actually learn a language. However, my main focus still lies at the programming part. I see a big future for machine learning and neural networks in the linguistic field. We'll see a whole bunch of new and interesting technologies emerges in the next couple years, which will make heavy use of stuff we currently learn. Not only the technical aspects, but also the moral ones are interesting for me. Because our speech is a highly personalized characteristic of ourselves, it's important that we know how our data is used throughout the internet and the applications we're using everyday. In order that we can still speak freely whats on our mind.
_	I've been interested in language for as long as I can remember. At school, I liked learning the grammar of foreign languages. When I discovered that there was a whole science dedicated to studying language from an abstract perspective, I knew that I wanted to study linguistics at university. But I also loved math, so I pursued a double-major bachelor degree in both subjects. Afterwards, I decided to enter the ISCL MA program at Tübingen University. What I like about computational linguistics is that it includes a wide variety of approaches and topics, both very application-oriented and very theoretical ones. My interest is primarily in using computational techniques to aid theoretical linguistics, especially historical linguistics.
_	Among the fields that are developing in CL, I am personally interested in speech recognition and speech synthesis. However, now I work on tools developing for the specific family group language in Universal Dependencies and I also find it very interesting, because all the collected data later can be used for language learning purposes.
_	I'm interested in different parts of linguistics and computation. Combining different parts of linguistics, like syntax and phonology of a language, with computation, such as parsers, is a very interesting field of Computational linguistics. In my opinion, Machine Learning systems are one of the main point of our future. A machine being able to learn from own mistakes and improve the overall system is a very helpful tool that we already use on a day to day basis. One of the main points of Machine Learning, are neural-networks, which I believe are the future of how we use our technology and software. Combining Machine Learning with real languages and analyzing those is in my opinion one of the most interesting topics in Computational Linguistics.
_	"I interested in N-gram and pos tagging. 
I already did in Java class, but i want to know how different way i can do with python.
And i specially interested statistical parsing. 
I learned statistic and parsing last semester, but both were more theory part. 
so i wonder what and how i can statistical parsing in NLP."
_	"During high school, I developed a high overall interest in learning foreign languages,
that included English, French, and some Latin (knowledge in the latter is long gone now). After I started my Bachelors' Degree in Medical Informatics, unfortunately, my focus had to be shifted and I didn't have the possibility of a minor degree.
I'm a Master student of Computer Science now, my aim is to combine the knowledge I gained in my studies with CL approaches, something I haven't done yet. I still have to figure out which courses are eligible for a minor in CL. Depending on the descision of my board of examiners, I may or may not continue with this course."
_	I am currently interested in word embedding and compositionality. I am also interested in Math. I believe if I want ever make it in this field one day I should learn more Math, especially considering that I want to do more algorithms research. I am now also playing with Go and Rust. Those are pretty cool and powerful languages.
_	At high school I took some language classes, and for a long time linguistics was talked about, and something I was very curious about. I also did a lot of maths at high school, and had an interest in computer science. The combination of both linguistics and programming in one degree looked like a great opportunity. I enjoy the logic that can be applied to many aspects of linguistics. I additionally feel a great sense of satisfaction when I successfully solve a problem. I particularly like the fact that there are often multiple ways of approaching the same problem and that all of them can successfully solve the task at hand.
_	My interest in computation linguistics is the programming aspect of it.
_	"My interest in linguistics started in high school, when I realised I was enjoying studying the grammar of my native language (Italian) and of the foreign languages which were taught at my school (Spanish and English).
After I graduated, I decided to attend a BA in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation, which included an intense study of two foreign languages (German and English) and their linguistics.
Once I finished my BA, I got interested in the computational aspect of linguistics because of a radio podcast I once heard while I was at home. 
I started reading books about computational linguistics and I got more and more interested in it, until I decided to apply for the ISCL MA here in Tuebingen.
I think it is incredibly important to support research in this field, since it is highly innovative and useful for society."
_	My interests mainly surround language variation and low-resource NLP. I am particularly interested in developing NLP pipelines for Formosan languages, a subset of Austronesian that are on the verge of extinction.
_	I first became interested in Linguistics when I was in Gymnasium. There, I learned Latin and Greek and their grammar really fascinated me. That's why I went on to get a BA in General Linguistics at the University of Iceland. I am also interested in computation and that's why I chose to do my master's in Computational Linguistics. General Linguistics alone is impractical enough.
_	"I like the idea of improving the relationship between computers and regular language through the study of Computational Linguistics, which can be achieved by creating software products that have some knowledge of human language.
Such products are going to change our lives, they are urgently needed for improving human-machine interaction since the main obstacle in the interaction between human and computer is a communication problem.
Such computer programs will also make a broad set of interesting natural language applications possible: spoken information systems, machine translation systems, natural language interfaces, and many others.
Studying Computational Linguistics enables me to have a better understanding of how both human and machine languages works and how to be able to make that connection between them.
Another motivation to study computational linguistics is the theoretical part of it, since it focuses on the computation of the relation between form and meaning for its own sake. This computation has interesting formal properties and relates in interesting ways to theoretical aspects of the theory of computing in general."
_	I am interested in the fields of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) and Language learning. Some applications could be computer-assisted learning or language learning platforms/apps. I would like to focus on my native language (namely, Taiwanese Mandarin), especially for foreign learners from southeastern Asia in Taiwan. With respect to linguistic-oriented research, word segmentation and PoS tagging are some topics that I would love to study and explore more.
_	I am interested in working with computational models of language processing and language learning. Moreover, I am also interested in machine translation, speech recognition, and dialogue systems.
_	My interest in linguistics became apparent during my school days where I enjoyed the language subjects the most. I took every language offered at my school and had good grades. It was clear to me that I want to learn more about languages, so I decided to enroll in a Bachelor's program for General Linguistics. It was not until the last year of my Bachelor's studies that I heard about Computational Linguistics when I wrote a term paper about Machine Translation. I read more about the topic and discovered that it is a very interesting field. Even though I had not much to do with computers up to that point, I knew that this is what I want to do. So, I started to teach myself some programming and the basics of Computational Linguistics in order to be able to apply for a Master's program in Tübingen. I am very happy that I got admitted! I discover new approaches and topics each week and it amazes me what can be done in linguistics with computational models, machine learning and the likes.
_	What I love most about computation is the logic behind (almost) everything. There's a beauty in the straigthforwardness of breaking down a complex problem into simple instructions. Natural languages, on the other hand, are far more ambiguous and intricate. This makes the problems we want to solve via computational methods all the more challenging and therefore interesting. It's a different kind of beauty and it's the combination of both that makes Computational Linguistics so attractive to me. That's why I chose this specialization in my Master's degree after completing my B.Eng. in Computer Science.
_	I am a aster student in Computational Linguistics. I am really interested in the computational aspects of linguistics since it relates verw well to my bachelor background in computer software engineering. It will allow me to delve more into the links ebtween these two realms of science.
_	I am very interested in the field of Forensic Linguistics. Especially sentiment analysis, because it is very helpful for inappropriate content in social media. But I also find authorship attribution very useful. It can either be used for todays anonymous messages, but also for older literature, where the author is not clearly known.
_	I'm interested in languages, general linguistics and computer science, my interest in CL arises from that.  CL gives me the chance to tinker with problems that haven't yet been solved to a satisfactory level.  Trying to make a computer do tasks that humans are still better at, poses interesting challenges, while also providing an insight into what it might be that humans really do.
_	Computer science should not be called science, but rather engineering or art. It is called engineering because there is a great deal of experience and skill involved in using computers to do productive and creative work. For me, the interest is in various programming languages, even though I'm in the early stages. However, the paper come eventually sleep shallow. Just as understanding the rules of chess does not make you a chess master, it also requires hard work and cultivation to deeply appreciate the beauty of computer science and become an excellent magician.
_	Over the course of my Bachelor's Studies in General Linguistics, I got more and more familiar with the computational methods that can be used to analyze language. While realizing that it can be challenging sometimes, I started to really enjoy learning about the tools applied in computational linguistics. In addition, the field combines two major interests of mine: Language and Mathematical Methods. I look forward to gaining more proficiency in the field and to learn new programming languages. Various tasks in linguistics can be made so much easier thanks to the computational component, which is why I think that computational linguistics is getting more and more important nowadays.
_	I'm mostly interested in the computational side of things. Linguistics is a field where I can apply the computational aspects of the program the most. Learning about the different methods in SNLP should be something that I can apply to other fields in computation, too. Language in general is also something that interests me. Learning many different languages also gave new perspectives here.
_	"I am a master student of Computer science. I am interested in this course as it makes a connection between machine learning and my specialization. I am also motivated to get deeper in NLP problem due to participate  in neural network. Definitely,  it helps me to resolve NLP. 
Besides its beneficial, I am so curious in this topic!"
_	My interest in linguistics started with my desire to better comprehend the English language. From a very early age I developed fast a great interest in languages. Though the thought of engaging in the field of computational linguistics has never crossed my mind until I found this program in Tuebingen that combines both my love for languages and the current necessities of computation of almost everything. I am fascinated by the ongoing developments in the field and I’ve always been curious to learn what happens behind the curtains. With the help of this field our everyday lives are constantly improved. At first the idea of replacing more and more of our services with technology , frightened me but come to think of it, our lives are considerably improved by artificial intelligence. With the help of it we can pursue any goal we want, be it a career, family or just travelling. Robots could change the world into a better place, they could serve us or be our friends, or execute our time consuming and repetitive tasks. They could create enough resource and revenue to sustain our choices and preferences of living where for example, things like “I need a job in order to sustain a living!“ would no longer exist. In conclusion, these are some of the reasons why my interest in computational linguistics is constantly developing.
_	My interest in languages and computer goes back to 2011, when I presented a Bachelor's thesis on the localization of food labels in order to fulfill my Bachelor's program in Translation (EN-PT) from the University of Brasilia (Brazil). For the purposed of my research, I got acquainted with the technological process involved in translating websites, apps, and softwares, which sparkled my interest in exploring the relationship between language and technology. As a result, I started a MA at the abovementioned University to explore localization development in Brazil by measuring the activity in platforms like Twitter - whereby I ultimately came across Computational Linguistic studies. Therefore, I’m interested in the impact caused by the growing development of tech gadgets aligned with language.
_	"The biggest reason I took this course of study (not this  class specifically, but ISCL in general) was because I wanted to live in Germany.
The second biggest consideration for me was marketability; I already have a German degree (and was going for a degree in Biology in America 
before I ran out of money), but at this point I'm concerned primarily with the ability to get a well paying job, and my ability to obtain a work
visa in Germany. This class in particular seems to be extremely useful for making me competitive in the job market. I figured, with my 
background (and interest) in studying German, computational linguistics specifically seemed to be the most natural next step. Many of my 
friends back home in the USA have jobs in tech and, in their mid 20s, earn more than my parents, so it seemed logical to do the same as they 
did and put my layman's interest in computers and technology to use professionally."
_	I am a master student of English linguistics, and my main motivation in studying linguistics is to study languages from a more scientific perspective. As I started my study program in Tuebingen university, I got interested in computational and quantitative approaches to the study of language, therefore I am taking more computational and statistical courses. What I am particularly interested in is formal and statistical semantics, computational semantics, and natural language processing in general.
_	"In the field of linguistics, I am interested in language acquisition and learning. 
How a baby acquires its mother tongue? 
How bilinguals process two languages at the same time?
How are learning procedures different between a native speaker and a foreign language learner?
Are there more efficient ways to improve language learning?
As for computation, I take it as a useful tool to help solve problems of many social issues.
Among many programming languages, python and R are the two that attract me.
The former is intuitive and straightforward and the latter is practical to analyse statistical data.
A combination of linguistics and programming had a beneficial effect on answering the questiona above.
All in all, computational linguists can contribute a lot and make our world better!"
_	"I'm interested in linguistics, or the science of languages, because I believe language is what makes human human. 
And now with the assistance of computers, we can analyze a large amount of data that human alone couldn't.
Moreover, the combination between linguistics and computation refines linguistics. Because when I study linguistics, regardless of phonology, syntax, or semantics, I often feel like linguists kind of made up the theories to fix with the data and their assumption about how lanagues work. And it makes me a bit skeptical.
But computers work on rules and rules only; so we would know which theories work and which not.
My interests at present are about sentence/text comprehension and production, and applications of CL into education, and a bit about psycholinguistics (i.e. how languages make us human)."
_	"I'm interested in second language acquisition. Since I'm in the process of acquiring second and third languages which are English and German.
I'm also interested in lexical level of linguisics. Especially back-tracking the origin of words and fining their meanings. The Study of how the languages relate one to another is also interesting.
But I think I'm more interested in computation than linguistics.
I want to learn about deep learning and machine learning. I also want to learn how to extract informations from data and make use of them."