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fo Haney Widdowaon Hey afer al the cons ares
rel ht peep epg
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‘Ses ngsage may prompt sod lnguge amr tocol
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Soy iger copie proce hich hn inguin
ASTIN ar earn owe combate ter exing
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items op Howeve mayo that rel want tocomierit
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Differences berween comprehension and
‘production: implications for the roles of output
‘efrexamining these three anton ofourpatin more dep woud
Tietomake se preiunary comments about the diferenees bere
‘redaction and comprehension. The importance oearning of ouput
‘eal be thar ouput panes enners o proces lnpunpe more dep
{th move menial flr) thon docs input Wh arpa helene la
‘Snel by focusing on ouput we may be foaringon way in wih
{citer con pay move ate rerponibleolesin dee eoring
tea
Im speaking or wring, neers can ‘rec’ thee ntelangange ro
‘net communicative foal They might work towards linge
inion ying ther mineral nee, oy te
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"ntvespenerofcoue ean fake so torpeakncomprehnion at
‘he cannot do on the same wey a proton, ey ca pa he
‘cvs olf ss avingundentood se Hatkine 98a} 9 len demo
‘ted. Hawking shamed ha kare wold es clan toundesnd
‘hi imerocutrs whe, i fn they inc: Heres oped,
leer ted odo somethings dey ned to crete ngs farm end
‘ang ins ing eicner wht hey can dena de.
“Tone thissomewhat more sleganty the process involved pros"
ducing ans can be ute differen hm hose voc nse
‘ding ngage lark and Cae (e977 57-79inaseco cape,
‘itv speakers uein comprehending The sates reprten a seo
esi ean twee ee fh shy
30d fl ino two genera approach ymtacitdemantic Ia
‘icing the absmpuon tha leners make hen te of fonction
vs hd tafe to male gue sbou ce probable ius
turf what hey are bearing, Cn nd Clark point ot than sa
‘erch these rat the words and clement that ne mos difcst
Wes’ bids 73). Farchermore, i inteing and sv seeding,
‘ean and peapatc Information asi commas in wes
sy iferemy in production in ha ey can crcarvent
Liner ly Ino hot was per sng tn
‘Tyere ake ed pe a that a
‘ho an ec yc ike
‘nestle bee pepe aed ee
‘Rin sept nd pl sepa’ Les
Atmel ten
Reportar eicy oe pane eae
terete cium yn cna iegaee
(Clark and Clark 1977272) :
‘In coosading thei research report about an ESL program in New
euniwick that was eel comprehension based, Lphtown sh
Materti993ragh ste
ta)Ina sees ei hardly suprising sat dens eon thi own
ir langue purely from expoar to copechonte
certo edelp with cen
sion i ferent ftom the Kind ef paces
dima for acgtion. St
Seok tgs expedite ably deedelaatan Se
the mening conveyed bya pela
‘apts which eae thar meals.
Is sum, cup ay smaller to move bom the seman,
feerended now determi sree poceeg proses ee
rocenng need fo sca.
ING gloticion. Guru, sn, would ssn ty Res aca
‘eine on the derlopment of yar and eevee
‘hac under hethree functonr of oupuc with whee ee eae
med
Three functions of output
nerf thi rapes ited to dice hee antons of ure
‘hich hypothe lateta scuracy ater ha
* the nacingtneing faction or what igh beveled tous
: hrc etn
2 sh mealogite faction, ae what might be releced oa
“reve rte ae
Ins)
Noticing
ofthe thee proposed functions of
he noticing oe ee,
oc ex edback proved hear
‘ntedoettorabourpretlensin sheencase we were interested ering what students would do without
‘ether npr fom exten sources wheter they would yo work
‘irslations on ei ow, eS
sl were at ete
PS cape ppm a eh ped
(Pes protla ler dnt: cmeered wh wong decid tes
ferry or ncoreciy or simpy solved oa ter carey ot
Inco withow having exp ented a= problem These
‘pices were cuegraed scoring the mental proces
‘hocnhe ware ces in the changes the aden made othe oo
ut Oven about qe ofdec pods teens pastes
ee et sso mand ng
ers young antes do nde they roduc the
Suse yo toe feeeeae taecicipt Cage le
Ferman, en thee lene enesuntesifene in pode
the target lingung, they engage in thovght proces of ert
‘which may playa olen cond language learning eo Curing
‘ape, a 12h The cone, proce ened pent
[Ending Ux ngage tromicty to ced langage commer
‘Stent and fort nd texing hypothe sboutUnaie
fra ners es fou easy Cove
ante aareae Rear a emesae obs he
‘utpaan ctolae noting that rsa ener wens a np
ii terete eg eaters eerie ee
Foremost on ir oie rc ht are ber
‘Ting Enomegs tate frase or Cons
“heicexirng knowl,
Hapothesiteting
“The second func f output ha | want acai pote
(eng tle han ben srpued tat some eee which spent
be3el
lean writen and spoken production reveal hypotheses hel by
Fie erence rede
* poate
hearers were nor eting hypothe, then change i thei opt
ond nor be expected following fecdorce Howeree ecm search
(oriole Pe, Hoda Lewis end Morgana: tos feashee
= 1993) demossrats that daring the proces foegtaang stag
letersi modify thee ourpet In pons iach conteretion|
‘More at casio req o condrmaton check: For exapl,
‘it ad ber colleges (989) ound sarin espana noone
sone ety nt e eecet
Topas hypocenitesing were jetta of fining more
int weigh ee hrg seach inane of fn. hy
soneinputisaken up andor ber inpu il nar het do wit
‘emprcherstiy, learneinenal factors te, beth canor tee
stole story The fact that enn ol ther sph non he (ot
‘otal thr ueranes areal th tey ae oly
‘et some hing nd not othe thai utah deed oro
‘eynersenented hypoth thatthe urate esa fort
repocene, warnce eran a eters riage
{stop se Naboyoul end Ele 195), the arampton oe ae
roc noteion ous Goad aera eae
‘ongeed by i and br callus (983) learnt a rating
‘hr outpr thyposeee about etc lange epee
secon cd mn edo ae
‘eth arsine ethane found cad neh a
Ihe gregh imenion dents daned shave mpi toe
tepid erected eaten contest te
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‘aluccthvigcxpeinened ihc nua en,
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‘antrum now o deus the thi fancton of oupe is meri
{ foncion, Ft wilerpnin what Tinea ye
Sanction ofontput and poside an ascetic caooniene
ring
wih anerampe isthe entre of otgtaion af meng Fehon
‘hi Iwi consider wo stair in sone depth wlcecopt eee
{or tend lng ening of connor seen she rg,
eutat mite fered win the pacar dns coeds
have stuied ia negra abourfoce
ated thas anton of
outptitocer hypothe cs
‘sted sath outptn steiypathee Tati cee
‘ses the earner bes puss at to hew somthing soni
risen. acy ak lees what nce pacer a eee
{afer them om the ouput ell Hower der et oe
tiga ent wll not onl eve the pra
ing lexners contol andineraace
‘Thus we ca look not only a ‘opurarshe hypothe
tomehingleter sometimes doin der to lean bat at
look at what explihypothesting dvs foresee ons
‘olin secondtanguage learn
oer fovea wha eames mak xpi and how his con.
‘chutes to language developmen, we nes tas wiih tomer,
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TRsdistersneecocpod wi sknawdge of eh hat when
Moorheneral sve chendng oe verbo. Tica.
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pein
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the yee eacanene nts at ot tpl aba oe
{emf th very am ache open on eden te
ening sce fete har el ont ek
esctot hebesctal) snes npn plrloenon
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erin eppesing oe wc ose paren ee
‘exponen Heher sree be peblen onde
serveork on rang i Th cer fe oo bry dos nk
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permet eer
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trond how the word seed oon ster The af the
‘Sample shows Gens stoging witha exponen of i under
endogotwty actu adtcinde teres parse
s tu on ke ee pos
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‘ators not ng menage a xp he
teerenc metus oath cians Sih onatet tees
‘ively a mininon, woud arpa comereemac ol
‘oeetarammone re ena fr anon sd eninge
inn tcc way tek waren
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Sed Thefoctafaital sou." on staring eeouten
tos)of conowletge and how tis coontescton process cele in
lnganc change among an within ndculs dating in activi”
“Ths procs becomes porary oberable for tngnage develop”
‘nen he harkens ar tage nivale refectingo het
‘language odtion thay when they ae engaged in ego
‘Muboatfanm Secondly, 1 Donato and Lana! 1990) pl out,
[eet developmental process se loi derived ad cont
fed they oan be seve dec in he lng interctions
‘Reva snc pak ashy partes in peolen solving ah
{tapes the present conten this means hat what we we ora
Sefin George outa ashe gale to nan hi wnderonding
[ut the poser of econd language lensing Tat hough an
‘Eimntion what ares door ny hey eect on langue fn
‘haramempero products wearepven acest ning ores
pecan becomes with Example ken rom thee
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{ie compas o move beond The Ouse broaht show
‘trou he colabraine dog may allow learners the neces)
‘eppet outperform te competence and inthe pore deep
theming.
“ios are sgpiv of he ve of hi sor of nepiaon
‘eas form fo second ansag ksvig: One es sy by Dene
{soa on colle eating. The ssa sly coma y
{are (194 on vole of ep nd of cnlosrefeson on
‘up imecond langage ring Although theDente ey
‘ers spontancoul feud on form wheresin he LaPere 8)
‘hey wee aut odo so, inbot eudes rsdn prodoced guage
snd talted about the lngurge they podoced. The question to com
‘dred here is whether there eience demontening ome cote
‘tence fr lnpune leanings stadt you lnguage a mae
Ssoltheprheses that undelete lagoon Tle
‘oder bet eck of estes n or
‘As part o oc larger study on clare planning among
‘sen, Donato analaed seed potcse of tse sues he
‘ed wotked together cast ones pd ef en wel Thedons
Inline sey wee tise stents of French on
‘Acticin nies. The data consi ot oe out seson i which
‘hestadent planned oan orlacviy hat oul pace thee
ses cw imanded ht daring th enn eon te sons
‘hold dvd on what happens bewce a hse anne whee
the wife dcover her ttand har prchased fa confor set
‘roman The studens had ber old hate cul ewe ter
‘hor preseaton, nor wre thy to memoras he sear ba they
‘ald note while preparing hey wah
Dons examined the wasp of planing son for xan
ples sealing a station wher, in socal ncracton» cl
‘gable part can erent, by mews f speech, eppor
‘dion In which the novice oa pispae in end een aren
shi and knowiedg ohipher leva compete (Donato 199
42:4B stn, sear example, Wood res and Row 1996)
ogubgpe- Examples show these new ef French mata
ennrucingn sete foench eter perormanee
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(benno n996 3) %
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SLU MCA; nny, Dona Late (3994) oth ny wa
Input that tects ir work neceseed spec Reece
{tes keliood hat anggs ering would be eilanced stone,
‘het wocig in pain than among coe wering nde
{nk Adonaly was hypothe when Karr eee
longa they pone, sng wold et
‘Thetad need thee rade eaten canes vera
fied of saat s month the tak war tar oe ane oe
Groce nd Kc ened ic Begone Price
nes dns workin pl tracts eager
lr ofthe testo eapuresome chee
‘sgn occtredy« point which wleeumielonog :
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they mode, ering wou ely wasted by mens of ie
‘ie rad speci pos a. Thesepadspeicguetons er
eae of sly. They were developed roth sone
‘be saen alka they reconsucied he pegs From ee noe
‘hed they sey nd arene
Tevrtldarericele ace rete
snl fon ad ried oy eerie wel eed
{rcs to the rlevanedyad-specie question; Seman, whee he
Senet ligueae form and fonction borne atari
‘eth wold respond incorrectly othe eevanedyadpec gees
cathe they wouldve eee be efor ae
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Conclusions
woud keto make four comments-The frit
Oa celta hat ourptscres lea hes fonctot
taal
neuemsas ears
In econd langage lnring beyond tht of enhancing faeney. These
‘ete noticing function, the hypathensetig foncion nd ae
{tecve (etalnguini)fanctn’ I want ta make le leat tat ho
‘ism sbelng made that ay oll of there funesons peste whenever
lennes produce the target language Te wll be one of the take 9f
Se earh die watson thy oes
‘My second comment relates fo ange pesagesy The hes fn
sont of ourgurthat have sutined the paper hr, belenes the
poretalofpematingaceoracy an ine of casera any second
Fengunge eddctors The see has rented in ar falar ay emer
Inginteres on "ous. fom Research such at that conduct
Mooteal in imesive ESL progms with highy eomannicatvly-
‘ented curscuum (lor empl, lghbown an Spaca Toye, Spas
{nd Liphibown #993) and in Tench immersion programe aces
(Canada with tina eputaton fora commune cuson
foc example, Hatey tg; Day tnd Shapeon 9915 lye 1993),
‘a shown que cles chat a comamoniativalystetedinpur eek
‘tvtonment dows tot provide al the neces) Conon fo second
{itgmge action, and tat = focus om for within hese comma
‘tive sing cago enbance performance,
(Onc of the pesagagie questions ang from such revnech how so
‘aca fot ins manger tha il rls rom the alc os foots on
‘saning. The output ord studies the the of Donate (2990) od
{we (ga) provide important evidence forthe unefelncs sca
lahratve taht led earners to veflet on thir swe langunte po
‘ction they atempr io cene meaning Such tata would upp
seta timlateouputa ein neaneo foc tenon
‘teat hypotheses, bu they seo provide opportniie for ouput to
Feneion ra mecingseroe, PO
‘My third comment latest th tre we te nessun lneing
Sp concer here tno about the natu ef te tn but ther abot
Ihecoment of the text Inthe LaPeee rdy ono he et wed wad
“iloremade’ That its based on wha lide! ps of exncs
‘edad taed about they nveracted wae Based owt eames
aly dot on whe the researcerasumed nnn
demands would Tead learners to focus‘ Although the tack did
{prowag students to fay attention vo accuracy stl ormdoncson
‘ish sudetseealished thir wn nara ot
tealoom-bsed sd wing simile tsk, bat
onside prior cavtroom time reve
Inger tenes an sgn of the conten of the language enon
‘vealed tha ely approsimately 16% of them had nyt
and ‘Swain, forthcoming
The Later ody withowe + dcispecie tx the
ive been thar tere were no differences among the experinental
eeSopat hghy unvaranedcondaion The preperation of lene
Specie tens may sv kes Souning tk forte esercet bu
eet capture henge lenning that 0c
eceuiatediterscion,
‘bach commen resto the data ews roinform ourerecl
ease copstve posts Inrospectve data have recent es
‘Sonics wth mony sac igh I elev thar another sour
id pethape' more dct source ofcopntie proces da, may bein
the dilores themselves
ea wih the taehers one serps
‘och Inning ran sty tha cers in and trough aon
‘Socopment occur tron the ttenpaychologial plane dough
sec coning i op rc tn
Siri iducay eveaing mental process. The nic fanaa
singe learning and it snocaed proces may therfore ote
frotabl be the dsogue norinputor output alone
Acknowledgements
“This paper i a reve version of a Plenary given a the Second
Tanptage Reeich Forum (SURF) in Montreal in October 19961
‘woul ie vo thane allowing peone or thei uel nd ipa
‘omments on eaier dat of thi paper: Hugo Bastns Beads
‘Amite Caen, Aiser Cumming, Kees de Bor, Rick Donato, Jan
‘Sindeconie ig Harley, Ere Kellerman, Jim Lately Sharon
Lapkin, Hea Moore and Eline Toone, T woul alo Uh
"2Ekttiedpe fading fem. the Socal Scenes and Hmenes
baal
Ar Counc of Camda ran t0-9)-040) whlch sported
inphe fan andLaphin pp) anise ape ttn
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