Writing, reading and thinking: keys to transforming today's language classrooms

As part of the ARLE/IFTE 2026 Conference, the UAB Institute for Education Studies organises Escriure, llegir i pensar: claus per transformar l’aula de llengua avui [Writing, Reading and Thinking: keys to transforming today's language classrooms]. 

The activity will take place on 25 June at the UAB Faculty of Arts and Humanities and aims to reflect on language teaching. In this way, a space for exchange between international research and educational practice is created, academic debate is brought closer to the reality of classrooms, and teacher training is promoted through a critical and updated perspective. To attend, please complete the free prior registration through the ICE website. 

The programme will begin at 8:55 a.m. with a presentation of the conference by Xavier Fontich and Dolors Masats, lecturers in Language and Literature Teaching at the UAB. At 9 :00 a.m. a conference entitled "Escriure per comunicar, comunicar aprenent" [Writing to Communicate, Communicating to Understand] will be given by Montserrat Castelló, professor of the Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports of the Ramon Llull University, who will talk on the role of writing to help acquire knowledge and critical thinking.

Then, at 10:00 a.m., the session "Ensenyar a llegir i escriure amb un lloritu a l’aula" [Teaching to Read and Write with a Parrot in the Classroom] will be held, given by Daniel Cassany, lecturer in Discourse Analysis at the Pompeu Fabra University, who will address the impact of artificial intelligence on writing and reading practices. At 11:30 a.m., there will be a round table on "El luxe de pensar les llengües: divulgació, compromís i ciutadania" [The Luxury of Thinking about Languages: dissemination, commitment and citizenship]. Participating will be Luci Nussbaum, Artur Noguerol, Mila Segarra and Amparo Tuson, specialists in language and literature teaching who will reflect on the social value of languages ​​and dissemination. Finally, at 12:30 p.m., "The Barcelona of Mercè Rodoreda" literary walk will be offered by Neus Real, lecturer in Language and Literature Teaching at the UAB, who will explore the relationship between urban spaces and the work of Mercè Rodoreda.