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However, students meet numerous problems when taking the VSTEP test, especially the speaking test. The study was carried out to investigate difficulties faced by non – English major students when taking the VSTEP speaking test, the root causes of these difficulties, and suggest some possible solutions to help them achieve good results. The study was conducted by giving questionnaires to 188 non-English major students from the Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and Faculty of Garment Technology and Fashion Design, the interview with four teachers at the Faculty of Foreign Languages at Hung Yen University of Technology and Education (UTEHY). The results of the study show that students face many difficulties in self-study speaking such as a lack of practice materials, and unfamiliarity with the format of the VSTEP speaking test. Based on the research results, several solutions have been proposed to help students pass the test easily. For example, students need to learn new words, practice pronunciation, stay calm and confident when entering the exam room, etc.  \nKeywords: Non-English major students; VSTEP speaking test; Hung Yen University of Technology and Education.  \n1. Introduction  \nSpeaking skill is considered one of the most important skills that determine the success of communication. However, students face numerous difficulties in speaking English, especially in English oral exams. Most students, whether good or bad, feel nervous and anxious when taking the English-speaking test. Taking the oral test is extremely hard for non-English major students at Hung Yen University of  \nTechnology and Education (UTEHY) because most of them are at a low English level. In previous years, non-English major students at UTEHY took the B1 exam, but starting from the academic year 2022-2023, they had to take the“Vietnamese Standardized Test of English Proficiency” (VSTEP), a 6-level foreign language competency framework for Vietnam. Speaking test is already one of the most difficult skills for them, but speaking test in VSTEP  \nformat is even more difficult because they are not familiar with this test format, and the way to answer questions is also very difficult and different from the old one. Therefore, to help students reduce difficulties in the oral test which motivate the writers to conduct this study.  \n2. Literature review  \nAccording to Christensen (2023), an oral testis a kind of test that “the teacher asks the students question directly in a spoken form. The speaking test is a very common type of examination that is conducted in schools, colleges, and universities. Oral exams are also known as viva exams. In this form of examination, teachers ask a variety of questions to gauge their pupils’ knowledge of the subject at hand. To demonstrate their understanding, the students will need to carefully answer the questions”.  \nThere are some challenges for students when taking the oral test. 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