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The Discourse Theory Ranjit Kumar Jha KathmanduUniversity2012 Second language Acquisition or second language learning is the process by which people learn a second language. Second language acquisition is also the name of the scientific discipline devoted to studying that process. Second language refers to any language learned in addition to a person’s first language; although the concept is named second language acquisition, it can also incorporated the learning of third ,forth or subsequent language. Second language acquisition is totally conscious process because it has some rules and regulations, theoretical concept or some structural pattern or systems. The language that we learn consciously after the first language is†¦show more content†¦They interact better than the adults. They have very less chance to make mistake at any cost .they enjoy to interact without any hesitations .Hatch shows that in child learners discourse, conversations typically competence with attempts by the child to â€Å"open the channels â€Å"by calling for adults attentions. The adult then responds by identifying the object that appears to have attracted the child’s attention and the child repeats the have of the objects. Classroom Implications of the Discourse theory Discourse theory has a very important role in second language teaching. There are so many methods and techniques that we use for teaching and learning the target language in language classroom. Discourse theory supposed to one of the very effective method for learning the target language. teacher should create an interactive environment in language classroom. They try to make them involve in discussion in target language. 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