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. While it is not necessary to put in more than 45 minutes per session, use all the extra time that you get.
Divide your lessons into many smaller sessions. It is compulsory to attend regular classes to pass especially if you have taken the learning seriously. Recapitulate your previous learning on a regular basis as this is good for you, for instance the vocabulary. Hints given blow would make your attempt to learn the foreign language easier.
Perusing through printed matter: Try to comprehend what is written rather than worrying too much over unknown words.
Read the language in small bits daily especially from the text book.
Speaking: Making mistakes is inevitable so listen to your friends in the class and start communicating. Practice the foreign language by talking loudly to yourself, or communicating with your friends in the same class or even with your own dog or cat at home.
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.
Ask a friend to dictate a passage of the language and then later check it for accuracy.
A Few Miscellaneous Assistance: Have good reasons for studying the foreign language and believe in them and develop a positive outlook towards your ambition. 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.Never be scared or embarrassed to ask for help when you need it and ask questions when you do not understand something, because it is a natural process of learning {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.For building your vocabulary, try using flash cards which are made of different colors denoting genders or nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc. 4.Make studying a group experience where your classmates can also help.
