Overview of research and practice in natural language processing and natural language understanding. Topics to include: emerging research; identification, planning, and implementation of natural language technologies for the language setting; machine learning; human and machine roles in machine learning; ethics and risks in the natural language processing context. Prerequisite: FREN 3320, GERM 3310, GERM 4334, RUSS 3310, RUSS 4334, SPAN 3310, ARAB 3310, CHIN 3310, KORE 3310, or KORE 4334.