What term refers to language produced by learners when they attempt to convey meaning to listeners or readers?

• A. Comprehensible input
• B. Comprehensible output
• C. Cohesion
• D. Connotative meaning

Answer: (B)

Comprehensible output is language produced by learners when they try to convey meaning to listeners or readers. This focuses on the act of producing language to communicate, which pressures learners to surface gaps between what they intend to say and how they say it. As learners attempt to express their meaning, they notice form-meaning mismatches and revise their language, often through negotiation of meaning with others. This process helps with accuracy, fluency, and overall linguistic development beyond what input alone can provide. Comprehensible input is about understanding language you hear or read, cohesion is about how sentences link together, and connotative meaning concerns the implied or emotional associations of words. So the term for language produced to convey meaning is comprehensible output.