... speaking, particularly at Hai Phong Private University (HPU), there is a fact that the English Majors at HPU, especially the first year English majors at HPU have a poor English speaking skill. ... conducted to the first year English majors at HPU to gather information and evidence for the study. - In addition, to make the data collected more reliable and authentic, qualitative method was applied ... translation method, students are taught to analyze grammar and to translate from one language to another. The Grammar translation method, therefore, does not really prepare students to speak...