Neomy Storch (born 1954) is a

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linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

. She is currently an associate professor of

applied linguistics Applied linguistics is an interdisciplinary field which identifies, investigates, and offers solutions to language-related real-life problems. Some of the academic fields related to applied linguistics are education, psychology, Communication stu ...

at the

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. Her research focuses on

second language acquisition Second-language acquisition (SLA), sometimes called second-language learning—otherwise referred to as L2 (language 2) acquisition, is the process of learning a language other than one's native language (L1). SLA research examines how learners ...

with a special focus on

second language writing Second language writing is the study of writing performed by non-native speakers/writers of a language as a second or foreign language. According to Oxford University, second language writing is the expression of one's actions and what one wants to ...

. She is noted for her work on second language acquisition,

collaborative writing Collaborative writing is a procedure in which two or more persons work together on a Writing, text of some kind (e.g., academic papers, reports, creative writing, projects, and business proposals). It is often the norm, rather than the exception, i ...

, and

academic writing Academic writing or scholarly writing refers primarily to nonfiction writing that is produced as part of academic work in accordance with the standards of a particular academic subject or discipline, including: * reports on empirical fieldwork o ...

Career

Storch obtained her

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degree at the

Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...

in 1976. In 1995 she obtained her

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degree and in 2001 a PhD at the

. Since 2010, she has been a member of the editorial board of the ''

Journal of Second Language Writing The ''Journal of Second Language Writing'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the fields of linguistics and language education. Its scope encompasses all aspects of second and foreign language writing, including writing instruction and assessme ...

''. In 2023 and 2024, Dr. Storch was the most cited Australian researcher in the field of Foreign Language Learning Storch retired from full-time teaching at the end of 2023, but continues to work at the University of Melbourne as an honorary fellow, working as a PhD supervisor for several candidates.

Publications

Storch's work has been published in the ''

'', ''

Language Learning Language acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the capacity to perceive and comprehend language. In other words, it is how human beings gain the ability to be aware of language, to understand it, and to produce and use words and ...

'', ''

TESOL Quarterly ''TESOL Quarterly'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of TESOL International Association. It covers English language teaching and learning, standard English as a second dialect, including articles ...

'', ''

Language Teaching Research ''Language Teaching Research'' is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research within the area of second or foreign language teaching. Although articles are written in English, the journal welcomes studies dealing with the teaching of languages ...

'', ''

Language Testing ''Language Testing'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering language testing and assessment. Its editors-in-chief are Talia Isaacs (University College London) and Xun Yan (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). It was establishe ...

'', ''

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'' and ''

Studies in Second Language Acquisition ''Studies in Second Language Acquisition'' is a peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by Cambridge University Press. The editors for 2008 were Albert Valdman of Indiana University and Susan Gass of Michigan State University. According to t ...

''. In 2013 her first book, entitled ''Collaborative Writing in L2 Classrooms'' on collaborative writing was published by

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Awards

*2004-2006: Discovery Projects (The role of feedback in second language learning processes) awarded by the

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*2007: Dyason Fellowship awarded by the

Personal life

Dr Storch is married and has two adult sons, all of whom she thanks in the acknowledgment section of her PhD thesis. Dr. Storch is also related to former Australian Boxing Champion

Henry Nissen Henry Nissen OAM (born Henry Nissenbaum; 15 January 1948, in Belsen) is an Australian amateur flyweight and professional fly/ bantam/featherweight boxer of the 1960s and '70s who as an amateur represented Australia and won the gold medal at ...

through marriage. Storch is married to Paul Nissen, a semiretired accountant who sits on the Board of Directors at Sterling Infrastructure Pty LTD as a Non-Executive Director.

Bibliography

Books

*''Teaching Writing for Academic Purposes to Multilingual Students.'' (2017)

Articles

*"Patterns of interaction in ESL pair work." (2002) *"Collaborative writing: Product, process, and students’ reflections." (2005) *"Is there a role for the use of the L1 in an L2 setting?" (2003) *"How collaborative is pair work? ESL tertiary students composing in pairs." (2001) *"Pair versus individual writing: Effects on fluency, complexity and accuracy." (2009)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storch, Neomy 1950 births Living people Applied linguists Second language writing Linguists from Australia Australian women linguists