Some of the basic rules: Foreign language courses are way apart from other courses and you should never stall the proceedings. Any postponement is deemed as a failure in a foreign language course where you need to devote a minimum of 15 minutes a day for a minimum of 3 hours a week. Utilize all the spare time you have though it is not recommended that you spend more than 45 minutes learning the language per session.
Divide your lessons into many smaller sessions. It is imperative that you attend classes regularly, if you are sincere about your intentions of learning the language and pass the course. Some occasional review of all material you have learned previously is also very important to your success - for example, the vocabulary. Take these tips which are aimed to make the learning of the foreign language easier and faster.
Grasping the written words: Check out only those words where no conjecture can help or whose meanings can not be surmised. Read a little bit of the language every day, especially the chapters in the textbook.
Move on to talking: Everyone makes mistakes so listen to what others are saying and start to talk. Practice speaking out loud on your own, in a group of friends studying the same foreign language and with your pets such as a dog or cat.
Jotting it down: Go through the exercise of noting down things on paper till you no longer have to take any extra effort to do it.
Take a dictation of a small portion of the language from a friend and then check it for correctness.
Other helps: Must have a positive deportment and know your goals and reasons for studying the foreign language. Know the learning objectives and also how to achieve those goals. {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.} 1.Ask questions, get help and never feel awkward to ask for assistance. {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 better your pronunciation, the best way is to listen to audio tapes of the language or you could record something yourself and listen. 3.Try making colored flash cards for improving vocabulary where you use different colors for the different genders and categories of words like nouns, verbs, etc. 4.If you study in groups you can also access help from your classmates.
