Important guidelines: It is not proper to postpone any foreign language course as it is a completely new kind of course. The basic time requirement of any foreign language course is that the student ought to devote minimum of 3 hours weekly and 15 minutes on a daily basis so when you play for time, you can not succeed in this. Use all the time you have in your hands to pursue the language but never spend more than 45 minutes per session.
Fork out your whole study material into several manageable units. Class Attendance is mandatory and necessary in order to pass the course particularly if you are serious about learning the language. You could revisit your learning off and on and check what your have learnt in the past, for example the vocabulary. Take these tips which are aimed to make the learning of the foreign language easier and faster.
Look up only those words which cannot even be guessed or determined based on context. Glance through the text book chapters every day taking one small section at a time.
Start talking: Making mistakes is natural so listen to others in the class and start to speak. You can start practicing the foreign language by talking to your self, talking to others who are in the same class or even with your pet dog or cat.
Putting it down on paper: Practice your writing skills every day until they become more natural.
Take a dictation of a small portion of the language from a friend and then check it for correctness.
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 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.} 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.An interesting way to develop vocabulary is to make flash cards where different colors depict different genders and words like nouns, verbs and adjectives. 4.If you practice studying in groups, you can make good friends with your classmates which would be eager to help you out.