Important guidelines: It is not proper to postpone any foreign language course as it is a completely new kind of course. When you delay in a foreign language course, you can consider yourself a failure as this kind of courses require a minimum of 3 hours weekly and 15 minutes on a daily basis. It is recommended that you cull out all the extra time in your hands and spend it in studying the language but never more than 45 minutes per session.
Partition your study into many small sessions. If you are serious about passing the examination then attend classes regularly. You could review your previous learning like the vocabulary - this would stand in good stead. Below are some suggestions to make the different parts of learning a foreign language easier and more successful.
Understanding what is written: Try to understand the gist of what is written rather than stopping to know the meaning of a word you are uncertain about. Everyday stay in touch with the language and glance through the chapters of the text book.
Speaking: Making mistakes is inevitable so listen to your friends in the class and start communicating rocket spanish. You can have a good practice of the foreign language if you speak out loudly to yourself, to others in the same class or with your dog or cat at home.
Noting it down: Know how to express yourself in writing everyday till it comes a part of you.
Try having a friend dictate some of the language to you while you write it down and then check what you have written for accuracy.
Medley of helps: You ought to have a goal and a good reason for studying the foreign language and develop good feelings towards it. Know what you plan to learn and how you will get there successfully. {1.f you need help get it and do not be afraid to ask questions or ask for help for fear of sounding stupid, or being embarrassed.} There is nothing to feel embarrassed when you need help or have questions in your mind. {2.Get audio tapes of the language and listen to them or make you own tapes and listened to yourself in order to perfect your pronunciation.} 2.To excel in pronunciation, listen to audio tape of others made with the language or record something yourself and listen to them. 3.Make colored flash cards which help you to grow vocabulary where different colors are used to convey genders and words like nouns, verbs and adjectives, etc. 4.Make studying a group experience where your classmates can also help.
