Corporations and Human Rights -Or how to take critical pedagogy to the Spanish as a foreign language classroom

This paper presents a case study on critical pedagogy carried out with students from the College Europeen Franco Allemand of Sciences Po Paris in Nancy. Its main aim was to help students (future members of corporations and international organizations) become aware the violation of Human Rights by some transnational corporations in Latin America. It also sought to get students to think critically so that they are able to analyze specific problems, try to find solutions and get involved in the middle run by coming up with possible solutions. The conclusions of this case study reveal that it is possible to teach languages critically, which confirms that by learning Spanish students can enhance their knowledge about the Spanish-speaking cultures as well as develop their intellectual skills and critical thinking.