Method and device for teaching reading of a foreign language based on chinese characters

摘要

The present invention relates to an improved method and instruction device for teaching a language based on kanji characters by presenting a compilation of approximately 210 to 420 key kanji in a systematic order. The student is then provided with the phonetic reading of the key kanji in Roman characters, hiragana and katakana. The method involves multiple reinforcement of the phonetic readings and recognition of the key kanji by providing homophones, radicals, Japanese names of the key kanji and the meanings of the key kanji. The final step includes presenting a Japanese writing for the student accompanied by the English translation, the phonetic reading and information on looking up words that the student does not know.