TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmidt,Helen Hoyt
TI  - Advanced Grammar
SN  - 9780133041804 (Student Book)
PY  - 2015///
CY  - White Plains, NY
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - English language
KW  - Grammar
KW  - Study and teaching (Higher)
KW  - Foreign speakers
KW  - B2-C1 (CECR)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references, appendices and a glossary of grammar and writing terms; "Advanced Grammar is an advanced-level grammar course that prepares English language learners for academic work. Its unique approach helps students master written grammar with the use of authentic academic sources. It also prepares them to read extensive academic texts, write and present using academic language, and process complex academic content.; Advanced Grammar focuses on the academic forms and uses of grammatical structures without oversimplifying either the content or the grammar structures. This approach is made possible by the authentic textbook content upon which each chapter is based; Features; In-depth exposure to authentic academic language via textbook excerpts. Students become accustomed to and use authentic academic language as it is spoken and written; Rigorous and authentic readings from a variety of academic disciplines. Students are exposed to rich content that illustrates examples of grammar in academic discourse; Contextualized grammar presented in authentic academic texts. Students broaden their knowledge of grammar in real academic contexts from a variety of academic disciplines; Abundant practice with inductive, deductive, and productive tasks. Students practice and understand the target grammar, using authentic textbook content and produce higher-level spoken and written discourse in open-ended activities." (Book Cover); CONTENTS
; Part 1: The Verb Tense System: Using Academic Verb Tense Patterns
; Academic Discipline: Computer Science; Chapter 1: Review of the Verb Tenses
; Reading: The First Programmer: Augusta Ada Byron; Chapter 2: Passive Verbs
; Reading: Computer Miniaturization; Chapter 3: Modal Auxiliary Verbs
; Reading: Considering the Consequences; Part 1: Putting It All Together
; Reading: The Science of Algorithms; Part 2: Noun and Noun Phrases: Adding Variety and Detail
; Academic Discipline: Sociology; Chapter 4: Noun Functions
; Reading: What Do Clothing and Adornment Communicate About Culture?; Chapter 5: Elements of Noun Phrases: Premodifiers
; Reading: Gender and Garments; Chapter 6: Elements of Noun Phrases: Postmodifiers; Reading: Sumptuary Laws and Clothing; Part 2: Putting It All Together
; Reading: Business Dress; Part 3: Adjective Clauses and Phrases: Adding Description, Prediction, Historical Explanation, and Emphasis
; Academic Discipline: History; Chapter 7: Review of Adjective Clauses
; Reading: Ötzi, the 5,000-Year-Old Man; Chapter 8: Reduced Adjective Clauses and Adjective Phrases
; Reading: The Agony of Athletics; Chapter 9: Academic Uses of Adjective Clauses, Phrases, and Cleft References
; Reading: The Roman Domus, the Family House; Part 3: Putting It All Together
; Reading: A Closer Look: A Working Woman; Part 4: Adverb Clauses, Adverb Phrases and Other Structures that Express Complex Relationships
; Academic Discipline: Anthropology; Chapter 10: Adverb Clauses and Other Structures that Express Time, Cause/Effect, Purpose, and Manner
; Reading: Australian Aborigines; Chapter 11: Adverb Clauses and Other Structures that Express Concession, Contrast, and Condition
; Reading: Courtship and Marriage; Chapter 12: Reduced Adverb Clauses and Absolute Constructions
; Reading: The Tiv People; Part 4: Putting It All Together
; Reading: Natural Disasters as Social Problems; Part 5: Noun Clauses

; Academic Discipline: Physics; Chapter 13: Noun Clauses Used as Objects
; Reading: The Scientific Method; Chapter 14: Noun Clauses Used as Subjects, Complements, and Appositives
; Reading: Global Warming; Chapter 15: Noun Clauses Used for Academic Purposes	
; Reading: Atomic Materialism: Atoms and Empty Space; Part 5: Putting It All Together
; Reading: Special Relativity and Quantum Physics; References; Bibliography; Appendix A: Vocabulary Practice; Appendix B: Writing and Speaking Guidelines; Appendix C: Answer Keys for Appendix A; Appendix D: Answer Keys for "What Did You Learn?"; Glossary of Grammar and Writing Terms; Advanced (B2-C1)
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