1) Why are you doing this course? 2) Do you see advantages in a course tailor-made course for you? If so, what are they? 2) What areas do you want to develop the most? You may want to think about this in relation to the following chart:

3) Make a thorough list of the things you usually do in English, both as a language teacher (e.g. write lesson plans) and at a personal level (e.g. search Internet for food recipes). Are you interested in developing any of these specific areas/activities? 4) Is there something in particular you would like to develop in relation to your command of the language (e.g. write an academic paper/present at a conference/travel and study abroad/use informal language more easily) etc. 5) What expectations do you have of this language course? Have you made sure you will be able to set aside about 2 hours a week for individual work?