PCT: Portuguese-Chinese Machine Translation Systems

In this paper, the machine translation (MT) tools that have been developed in the University of Macau, with a focus on the languages of Portuguese and Chinese, are presented. These systems, act as a translation tools, can be used to better manage the workflow of professional translators, as well as used as facilities for teaching courses. Machine translation, as the chosen theme in this paper, likes many other fields, it has its theoretical (methodological) and practical parts. For teaching Computer Science students, the MT systems can be used to illustrate problems in language analysis at different levels, especially the different methodologies to the development of a new MT system. While for translation students, it can be used to demonstrate how computer works, what MT can and cannot do, and how to master these tools in their translation workflow. This paper focuses in discussing the underlying architecture, components and methodologies of the developed MT systems, and its use to the teaching purpose.