In "Finding a Language", Peter Medway addresses questions of central importance to English teaching--questions of curriculum and of pedagogy. How he addresses these questions provides a sharp contrast to the current orthodoxies of a rigidly prescriptive national curriculum and a closely monitored regime of objective-led, skills-based teaching. Medway's work reminds English teachers today of the importance of pedagogic relations based not on coercion but rather on a fundamental respect for students' autonomy.