The Seventh International Conference on Task-Based Language Teaching will take place in Barcelona (University of Barcelona), Spain

April 19-21 2017

The theme of the conference is "Tasks in Context"

Practical Information

 

VERY IMPORTANT! Once you register for the TBLT 2017 Barcelona Conference, please wear your nametag and credentials of the conference at all times. Ours is a public building and thus open to the general public, you will see lots of people who are visiting the building. Besides, there are two more conferences taking place in the Faculty during the three days; everything will be accurately signposted and all signs will have the TBLT logo, but do not hesitate to address any questions you may have to our volunteers, who will be dressed in black and will wear a yellow lanyard.

Conference venue

 

The TBLT 2017 Barcelona Confenence will take place in the Historic Building of the Faculty of Philology of the Universitat de Barcelona. The address of the venue is:

Universitat de Barcelona

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585

08007 Barcelona

Spain

To see the venue location on google maps, please click here.

UB historic building

Paraninf

 

How to get to there

 

METRO: The nearest metro station is called Universitat (red line L1 and purple line L2). Alternatively, you can stop at Catalunya (red line L1 and green line L3) or Passeig de Gràcia (purple line L2, green line L3 and yellow line L4), which are ten minutes walking from the venue.

 

BUS: There are different bus routes which stop in front of the conference venue (Plaça Universitat or Aribau - Gran Via). All the following routes stop within walking distance to the Universitat de Barcelona: 50, 54, 59, 63, 66, 67, 68, H12 and V13. Please beware that Barcelona buses operate vertically (V), horizontally (H) or diagonally (D), which is indicated in the name of each bus route.

 

AIRPORT: from both Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, you can take the Aerobus (5.90 euros) which stops just in front of the conference venue. Alternatively, you can take the train that leaves the Terminal 2 and stops at Barcelona, Passeig de Gràcia (R2), which is 15-minute walking to the venue.

 

TAXI: you will easily distinguish Barcelona city taxis as they bear a black and yellow livery. There is a taxi rank just in front of the Universitat de Barcelona. You can also hail a taxi by calling Radio Taxi (+34 933 033 033).

 

transport map

Conference Access


The conference venue has two different entrances: the Historic Building (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585) and Josep Carner Building (Aribau, 2). The former will host the plenary talks (in the Paranimf) and the registration (in the Main Hall) whereas the Josep Carner Building will host all individual papers, colloquia, workshops and show-and-tell sessions. On first arrival, we highly recommend that you access the venue through the Historic Building.

Information Point


You will find an information point at the entrance of Josep Carner Building (Aribau, 2) or at the entrance where registration will take place (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585). The conference office will be situated in Room 102b, between the Pati de Lletres and Josep Carner Building. It will be open throughout the conference and you will always find two volunteers willing to help you with anything you may need.

Photocopy service


You can find a photocopy service (Niemon Impressions) next to Pati de Lletres, one minute away from the conference office. It is located in front of Aula Joan Maragall (formerly known as Room 111). During the days of the conference, they operate from 9AM to 2PM and from 3PM to 7PM.

Restaurants and drinks

 

This is a list of nice restaurants and bars which are near the conference venue:

 

  • Orxateria La Valenciana (Aribau, 16). Great for salads and tapas. We highly recommend their orxata and ice-cream. This is our catering provider.
  • La Flauta (Aribau, 23). Very good spot if you want to eat tapas. Daily menu is around 13 euros. Very busy all day especially for lunch.
  • Flamant (Enric Granados 23). Local restaurant with great value for money. They offer Mediterranean cuisine.
  • Buenas Migas (Plaça Universitat, 1). Italian and vegetarian options are available at this restaurant.
  • Segons Mercat (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 552). Good fish and rice restaurant which offers a daily menu at a reasonable price.
  • Cinc Sentits (Aribau, 58). Gourmet restaurant that offers contemporary cuisine and has been awarded one Michelin star.
  • Veggie Garden (Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 602). Vegan restaurant that offers daily menu.
  • Canela Restaurant (Aribau, 16). Typical local restaurant that offers Catalan and Mediterranean food.
  • Miu (Enric Granados 23). Japanese restaurant that offers a daily menu for lunch and dinner.
  • Dionisos (Aribau, 50). Greek restaurant with a daily menu and a vegetarian option.
  • Dry Martini (Aribau, 162-166). Local bar that offers great cocktails in a relaxed environment.

Contact


If you have any questions you can write us at tbltbarcelona2017@gmail.com