Read Chinese Without Knowing Chinese: A complete guide to Computer-aided Chinese Reading

This book is intended for people who do not know the Chinese language to read Chinese text with the help of computer programs and the Internet. It describes a complete process of reading Chinese text from electronic sources and printed materials, including posters and street signs. It is the first book which advocates reading text written in a language without knowing or learning the language.

This book provides detailed, step-to-step instructions in each stage of the process that anyone can follow. It includes real-life examples demonstrating that the process is practical to be used by people with no knowledge of the Chinese language to read and understand text written in Chinese. These examples include reading an article from a magazine and a full page of newspaper. The newspaper example contains text in multiple columns, mixing with graphics, running in different directions and printed using different typefaces. There are also examples of reading text from street signs and posters.

This is a paperback book measuring 7 inches by 10 inches in size. It has 282 pages, 40 color pictures and 110 B&W pictures. There is an accompanying website that provides samples, information updates and other related resources.