This pioneering textbook by Wilbur Stanwood Field was designed to teach English to newly arrived immigrants to the United States. First published in 1920, the book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of language education in the United States. Field's teaching methods are both practical and engaging, making this book an excellent tool for language educators, historians, and anyone interested in the cultural history of immigration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.