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  WHAT IS MULTILINGUAL?           Multilingual is anyone who can communicate in more than one language in their day-to-day lives. languages are learned as they spread internationally, and it is considered that they open doors for better economic and social opportunities. For example, English language, which is the most widespread language and is very common as a school subject and as a language of instruction in schools and universities all over the world. Speaking different languages has an added value.          The effect of multilingualism on cognition has a long tradition particularly in educational contexts, but in the past few years more attention has been paid to the relationship between the knowledge of two or more languages and the specific aspects of cognition and can even slow down some aspects of the cognitive decline associated with aging.  

                                   Speaking courses is the courses for English Department’s student which discuss about how to build a confidence to speak. In English Department, there are have 3 Speaking courses. First, is Public Speaking course in first semester. Second, Survival Speaking course in second semester. The last, Academic Speaking course in third semester. In the last speaking course, beside learning how to be confidence to speak, I also have learnt correlation between critical thinking and digital technology.             According to definition, digital technology is as changing, renovating, and transforming the natural environment to meet perceived human needs and requests. The roles of technology are people attain higher individual achievements in their academic, gaining knowledge, and ability to use technical ...