LING 575 - Sentiment, Subjectivity and Stance
Spring 2014
Specialized Topics
Each student will be responsible for selecting a topic from the list of topics below to present and lead class discussion on. For this presentation, you
should work in teams of 2.
- A core reading for each topic is identified on the associated topic page. Everyone is expected to have read that paper prior to class. At least 2-3
other major papers are identified, and other supporting papers may also be
posted. Presenters can draw on those papers, and are also encouraged to find
other related materials. The ACL anthology is an excellent resource.
To-Dos
- Participants
- Read at minimum the primary reading in advance of class. Reading the
secondary articles is, of course, encouraged.
- For each week, please choose one of the primary papers as the focus of
a critical reading assignment.
For the critical reading assignment, you should write a one-half to one page
response to the paper. You might find it useful to read Mitzenmacher and Ramsey's guidelines on reading research papers (thanks to Jan Wiebe and Rebecca Hwa for the pointer). You should include:
- A brief summary of the main point of the paper.
- Notes about the interest of the paper from an NLP perspective
- At least one observation about: its relation to related work, strengths
or weaknesses, ways it could be improved, ways it could be extended, or
how it could be used to improve another application.
- Any notes about questions or issues for class discussion.
- The assignment should be submitted by 3:30p.m. Mondays.
- Presenters
- Presenters should plan to present for 20-25 minutes, with an additional 10
minutes for discussion.
- The members of the class will also have read the paper, so you do not
need to detail all the content in the paper(s). Instead, you should present
a synthesis and analysis of the topic, abstracting away from the gory details:
- What problems are being addressed? Why are they interesting/challenging?
- What are the goals and main claims of the paper(s)?
- What sorts of data/approaches/evaluation are employed?
- What are the main things you've learned about the topic?
- Provide a *constructive* critique.
- Presentation material (slides) may be in PowerPoint,
PDF, Google Docs, etc. It would be appreciated if the slides were provided
prior to the start of class.
- Online presenters should make sure to have a microphone available. It is
recommended that online presenters enter the meeting room a few minutes before
class to allow for checking of audio levels or set up an appointment to do
so before class.
List of possible specialized topics:
Some tips and topics from Jan Wiebe.