Speed Reading Science – Reading Techniques and Strategies for Scientific Papers
Read fast & efficiently: Two days of training that change the way you read.
Dates and Registration
This workshop is offered several times:
- This workshop will be held in German.
25.10.2023 | 09:30 - 17:30
26.10.2023 | 09:30 - 17:30 Register here - This workshop will be held in English.
06.05.2024 | 09:30 - 17:30
07.05.2024 | 09:30 - 17:30 Register here
You can register for the event one month before the event starts from 9am. With your registration you agree to our terms and conditions.
Location
Villa Tillmanns, Wächterstraße 30, 04107 Leipzig
Lecturer
Friedrich Hasse
Target Group
Doctoral researchers and Postdocs who have to read a great amount of scientific texts in English.
Number of Participants
12
Course Description
The flood of information can hardly be managed with conventional reading methods any longer. Mountains of scientific papers, protocols, presentations or e-mail stacks including handouts, downloads and attachments make it necessary to absorb texts in a targeted manner, read them efficiently and evaluate them meaningfully. However, we meet the increasing demands with reading techniques that we learned in elementary school and have rarely questioned or improved since then.
Reading speed can easily be increased by at least 50% – even with difficult texts. Faster reading enhances text comprehension and retention and conveys greater confidence in dealing with texts. As confidence grows, so does the ability to cope efficiently with the flood of information. Competence building, improved concentration, time saving, motivation and psychological relief successfully intertwine.
Course Objectives and Content:
- Immediate, sustained, measurable increase in reading ability
- Exercises to reduce the three main reading errors (partially supported by technical devices)
- Practicing efficient reading techniques – no mere cross-reading!
- Flexible reading strategies for individual reading situations
- Regular, motivational testing that provides immediate feedback on progress
- Improved concentration and memory retention and motivation
- Strategies & tips for reading scientific texts
Note for participants: For the date that is held in English a good English reading proficiency is expected (approx. B2 English language level). The skills acquired in this training can be transfered to texts in other languages (e. g. German).
ECTS-Points
1 Credit Point can be obtained by attending this course. Please contact your faculty for the recognition of performance for the doctoral degree.
- Friedrich Hasse, M.A.
Improved Reading Trainer since 2003 in German and English in many scientific institutions (Fraunhofer, Max Planck and Helmholtz institutes, graduate schools of many universities)| governmental institutions and companies | co-author of the best-selling book „Schneller lesen - besser verstehen” ("Read faster with better comprehension")