The venue

The Linguistic Institute will be held in the Rambla building (address: Rambla 30-32) of Universitat Pompeu Fabra, right in the center of Barcelona. The entrance to the building is on Joaquim-Xirau Square, a pedestrian square adjacent to the Rambla (access by a Burger King and a 'la Caixa' bank office).

Adress:

Departament de Traducció i Filologia, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, La Rambla, 30-32,  08002 Barcelona

UPF's Department of Translation and Philology

The Department of Translation and Philology (DTF) is home to most faculty in the area of language at UPF. Its faculty are responsible for teaching in the undergraduate degree programs in Translation & Interpreting and Linguistics and it also offers a taught PhD program in Multilingual Communication. DTF's research covers areas in formal and computational linguistics, language learning and acquisition, discourse analysis, argumentation, translation theory, history of translation, AV-translation, and comparative literary studies.

La Rambla

La Rambla is perhaps Barcelona's most well-known avenue, with a very crowded central promenade. It runs from Catalunya Square, pretty much the heart of the city, to the harbour, where Columbus Memorial stands. It is a must in any visit to Barcelona.

The Rambla is a popular place for street performers of different sorts, especially in summer: tourists and locals alike often stop to gawk at the artists. This, unfortunately, also makes it a profitable place for pickpockets and other nonviolent petty criminals. However, if you apply a minimum amount of care (e.g., watch your wallets and bags closely, do not flash cash), everything should be fine.