Pre-Course — Orientation For New GL/CL Students

Kick-start your studies with our 5-day orientation event!

The pre-course is an opportunity for incoming General and Computational Linguistics students to get a first introduction to their degree through talks, guided workshops, and tours held by students from the Fachschaft.

Schedule

Date	Time	Content
Mon, 7. Oct	12-2pm	• Official start of the precourse • Introduction to Computational Linguistics (slides) • Intro to General Linguistics (slides) • Informal meet-up with Pizza
Tue, 8. Oct	12-2pm	• Overview of the program structure & Information about 1st semester courses (slides) • Overview of the university platforms (slides) • How to sign up for courses & Overview of language courses (slides)
Wed, 9. Oct	12-2pm	• Gentle introduction to programming (slides) • Computer setup for your studies • Introduction to Git, command line, and debugging (slides)
Thu, 10. Oct	12-2pm in-class sessions 2~4pm tour	• Setting-up programming tools - Java, Python, Visual Studio Code (slides) (JavaTest) (PythonTest) • Tour of the city
Fri, 11. Oct	12-2pm in-class sessions 2~4pm tour	• Info on Generative AI use (slides) • Living in Tübingen • Q&A Session • Optionally finish setting-up programming tools • Tour of the campus

Schedule subject to change.

Please bring a laptop (+ charger) if you want to set up programming tools with us.

ALL students (both GL and CL) are strongly recommended to obtain a laptop for their studies NOW - e.g. there are mandatory programming courses scheduled for the first semester of the Bachelors.

Location

The pre-course will take place in the Neuphilologikum, also called Brechtbau, room 037. When you enter through the main door from Wilhelmstraße, immediately go left and you will eventually see the room number sign to your right.

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