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This article seeks to formulate a coherent view of English which is based on an analysis of pupils' experience of language in its social and cultural setting. It is argued that the revised National Curriculum for England and Wales, although influenced by conservative ideologies, has no fundamental rationale underpinning its prescriptions. The authors make the case that a concept of critical literacy, which would be applicable to all texts, should constitute the foundation of the subject.