Lehrende: Prof. Dr. Christopher Habel
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: SV - Sem
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 3,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 20
Kommentare/ Inhalte: Hinweis: Unterrichtssprache ist Englisch (Deutsch, falls keine Studierenden mit Präferenz für Englisch teilnehmen). In this seminar we discuss specific topics in the thematic field of Language about Space and Time. Human thinking and communication is anchored in space and time, and speaking about space is essential for cooperative action and problem solving. Therefore the research topic of Language considering Space and Time is in the joint focus of Computer Science, Linguistics, Psychology and Neuroscience. In the seminar we will focus on the interplay of spatial language and spatial concepts, which constitute the inventory for spatial reasoning and some kinds of spatial memory and provide essential ingredients for the language-perception and the language-action interface. On the other hand, we will discuss temporal concepts and their linguistic conterparts. The papers to be discussed cover basic research as well as application-oriented approaches concerning Human-Computer Interaction; Human-Robot-Interaction and the field of multimodal communication. Keywords: Language comprehension, language production, spatial concepts, temporal conceps, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot-Interaction
Lernziel: Insight into the area Language Processing. Competent use of scientific literature. Oral presentation of new concepts, methods and theories. Writing of scientific texts. Knowledge about linguistic and psychological approaches concerning spatial and temporal language and spatial and temporal concepts Knowledge about relevant classes of verbal interaction about space, such as route instructions, and about events (change in time). Knowledge about the role of spatial and temporal concepts for understanding and producing text-depiction documents Knowledge about the role of spatial and temporal concepts in human-robot-interaction; human-computer interaction
Vorgehen: The seminar sessions extend the content presented in the lecture with respect to different aspects of the language-space interface. Approximately 10 (of 28) sessions of lecture and seminar will be used for presentations of original research papers by students. These sessions will be organized into two parts: 45 minutes for a student presentation, and 45 minutes for a collective discussion. Additionally students have to write a term paper. Grading: Oral presentation in class (PPT): per cent; Oral participation as discussant
Literatur: Will be announced at wsv-website http://www2.informatik.uni-hamburg.de/wsv/teaching
