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Critical thinking is one of the crucial skills for all students to succeed in real life, especially in academic performance, not only through helping students gain knowledge but above all through ensuring that they think effectively. It is a common course in college and university settings today. However, many students prefer to follow authority, do not question and rely on others to think without the ability to use higher order thinking skills. A great deal of research has shown the importance of critical thinking in teaching and learning languages over the last decades, but there has been little research on the development of critical thinking through creating podcasts. Therefore, a research conducted with second-year English-majored students at Vinh University aims to explore the effects of creating podcasts on improving critical thinking skills. The implementation of this method was carried out with several steps and meetings, combining group problem solving with technology. Students learned different and new things to interpret and analyze topics. The outcomes revealed that creating their own podcasts develops the critical thinking skills of the experimental group students in terms of thinking, negotiation and problem solving. Key words: critical thinking, podcasts, develop critical thinking, creating podcasts.