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For many students in Maharashtra, the jump from school to a technical diploma is more than just a change in subjects; it is a sudden shift in language. For most of these students, Marathi is their mother tongue (L1), and moving into an English-medium engineering course brings up significant linguistic challenges. This paper provides a deep analysis of how Marathi (MTI) affects the way these students learn English (L2), specifically looking at the everyday realities of polytechnic students and their lecturers.
The research examines how regional language habits interfere with English sounds, sentence structures, and word meanings in classrooms, lab journals, and campus interviews. Set in the context of semi-urban and rural areas like Sangamner, the study offers localised and practical teaching methods. These strategies are designed to help lecturers bridge the communication gap, ensuring that a student’s technical skills are not hidden by a language barrier.
Keywords:
Mother Tongue Influence (MTI), Marathi L1, Second Language Acquisition (SLA), Polytechnic Education, MSBTE, Technical Communication, Phonological Interference, Syntactic Error, Minglish, Vernacular Medium.
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"The Translation Bottleneck: Decoding Linguistic Hurdles in Maharashtra’s Polytechnic Classrooms", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2456-3315, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.c351-c358, April-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2604317.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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