The Department of Didàctica de la Llengua i la Literatura (DLL) has three main objectives: the training of teachers in their first languages, Catalan and Spanish, the training of teachers in the foreign languages, English and French, and the carrying out of research in the methodology of language and literature instruction.
The DLL was created in 1986. Its staff members centre their teaching activity around the training of pre-service and in-service primary, and secondary school teachers. They also focus on the training of researchers in the methodology of language and literature instruction, through postgraduate courses and a Ph. D. programme. In addition to this, the Department offers to both primary and secondary schools a wide range of counseling services concerning academic, methodological and curricular issues.
Since its inception, the directors of the Department have been: Dr. Mª Paz Battaner (1986-1990), Dr. Antonio Mendoza (1990-1996), Dr. Miquel Llobera (1996-1999), Dr. Julià Font (1999-2006), Dr. Cèlia Romea (2006-).