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The results in Table-4 show most of the students (76%) were agreed, and it indicates that the present English language syllabus of the non-English department students needs to update. Table 5: Students’ frequency of facing problems with regard to English Listening skills Sub skills Number Mean Std. Deviation Valid Missing Listening and comprehending the class lectures 100 0 3.52 0.89 Listening and comprehending the materials presented in the class 100 0 3.60 0.91 Listening and understanding main idea of a topic 100 0 3.87 0.98 Listening and understanding specific information in a topic 100 0 3.19 0.91 Listening and comprehending speaker’s attitude and purpose 100 0 4.14 0.95 Listening and understanding Radio program/TV program/Seminar/Conference/Workshop 100 0 3.65 0.96 The results in Table-5 show that among the problems regarding listening skills, ‘Listening and comprehending speaker’s attitude and purpose’ has the highest mean (4.14) while ‘Listening and understanding specific information in a topic’ has the lowest mean (3.39). The results reveal that students face the most difficulty in listening and comprehending the speaker’s attitude and purpose, where they face the least problem in listening and understanding specific information in a topic. Table 6: Students’ frequency of facing problems with regard to English Speaking skills Sub skills Number Mean Std. Deviation Valid Missing Participating in class discussions 100 0 3.92 0.94 Asking questions to the instructor 100 0 4.10 0.91 Organizing and presenting oral reports 100 0 3.10 0.95 Pronouncing words clearly 100 0 3.80 0.92 Talking in English with the instructor outside of the class 100 0 3.63 0.90 Talking in English with classmates outside class 100 0 4.56 0.91 The results in Table-6 show that among the problems regarding speaking skills, ‘Talking in English with classmates outside class’ has the highest mean (4.56) while ‘Organizing and presenting oral reports’ has the lowest mean (3.10). The results reveal that students face the most difficulty in talking in English with classmates outside the class where they face the least problem in organizing and presenting oral reports. © 2021 Global Journals Volume XXI Issue IV Version I 50 ( G ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2021 Exploring the Difficulties Encountered by the Non-English Department Students in Learning the English Language: A Study on the Tertiary Level of Education in Bangladesh