Some of the basic rules: Foreign language courses are way apart from other courses and you should never stall the proceedings. It is impossible to succeed in a foreign language course if you keep on playing for time as the minimum time requirement for a student is to put in 3 hours weekly and 15 minutes on a daily basis. Use all the time you have in your hands to pursue the language but never spend more than 45 minutes per session.
Split your study up into several small sessions. It is compulsory to attend regular classes to pass especially if you have taken the learning seriously. Evaluate your past learning regularly for your own benefit, for example check out the vocabulary. Take these tips which are aimed to make the learning of the foreign language easier and faster.
Find the meaning of only such words whose meanings can not be gauged even with the reference to the context. Make it a routine to browse through the chapters of the textbook everyday.
Start expressing: Do not feel shy of mistakes, simply listen to others and start to communicate yourself. 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.
Some Assorted helps: Develop a Good Attitude, have reasons and goals for studying the foreign language. Make sure you are fully aware of what your goals are and how to reach there. {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.Do not feel shy or embarrassed to seek help when you want it. {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.One of the most successful ways to have correct pronunciation is to learn through repeated listening of audio tapes of others or those made by you using the language. 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.Make studying a group experience where your classmates can also help.