HOPES & EXPECTATIONS OF AN ENGLISH TEACHER is a casual written work based on an interview with a retired English language teacher, Madam Zakiah who had been teaching in schools for more than 25 years before her early retirement. The authors had a fruitful discussion with her during an awesome outing at Pantai Suri Floating Market, Tumpat, Kelantan in 2020! The so-called interview was more like a pillow talk, discussing her views based on a topic of teaching English language. During the discussion, she shared her hopes and expectations in this field.