Advanced English in a Nutshell is a short, detail free book that sheds light on the highlights and major grammatical points in a clear and effective manner. Getting lost in the endless variations of grammatical rules can be extremely distracting and most of the time disappointing. For this purpose, the book is not designed to dig deep into the limitless details of grammatical rules rather it is a kind of a review to the most necessary forms and structures that students need to use in academic tests in order to get high scores. In all tests candidates' performance is assessed according to the type of grammatical structures they are using while they are speaking or writing. The candidate who sticks to present simple and continuous forms, for instance, is not expected to get a high score in terms of structure because of the use of simple grammatical forms. Thus, it does make sense for candidates to use a variety of complex and simple structures to give the impression that they have a good mastery and command of the language.

Are you struggling with grammatical explanations? This book will provide you with everything you need to know about English grammar. Simplified into easy to understand terms with easy examples.

This advanced English grammar course features: short, clear explanations that are easy to remember; real examples to show how grammar works in practice; engaging practice activities including Internet exercises, grammar in a text, and vocabulary; grammar for reading, writing, and speaking; and a pronunciation CD-ROM.

Logical, developmental presentation includes all the necessary tools for speech and comprehension and features numerous shortcuts and timesavers. Ideal as an introduction, supplement, or refresher.

A comprehensive, current review of the research and approaches to advanced proficiency in second language acquisition The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition offers an overview of the most recent and scientific-based research concerning higher proficiency in second language acquisition (SLA). With contributions from an international team of experts in the field, the Handbook presents several theoretical approaches to SLA and offers an examination of advanced proficiency from the viewpoint of various contexts and dimensions of second language performance. The authors also review linguistic phenomena among advanced learners through the lens of phonology and grammar development. Comprehensive in scope, this book provides an overview of advanced proficiency grounded in socially-relevant domains of second language acquisition including discourse, reading, genre-based writing, and pragmatic competence. The authoritative volume brings together the theoretical accounts of advanced language use combined with solid empirical research. Includes contributions from an international collection of noted scholars in the field of second language acquisition Offers a variety of theoretical approaches to SLA Contains information on the most recent empirical research that contributes to an understanding of SLA Describes performance phenomena according to multiple approaches to SLA Written for scholars, students and linguists, The Handbook of Advanced Proficiency in Second Language Acquisition is a comprehensive text that offers the most recent developments in the study of advanced proficiency in the acquisition of a second language.