Garden of Words

Basic learning parameters: No postponement is recommended when you are thinking of as foreign language course, as it is completely different from any other course. 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. Use all the time you have in your hands to pursue the language but never spend more than 45 minutes per session.

Partition your study into many small sessions. It is imperative that you attend classes regularly, if you are sincere about your intentions of learning the language and pass the course. Recapitulate your previous learning on a regular basis as this is good for you, for instance the vocabulary. Give below are some clues which can make your attempt to learn a foreign language as easy as rocket french.

Find the meaning of only such words whose meanings can not be gauged even with the reference to the context.

Read the language in small bits daily especially from the text book.

Move on to talking: Everyone makes mistakes so listen to what others are saying and start to talk. Learn how you can start to communicate in the foreign language when you talk loudly to your friends in the class, to your self or even to the dog or cat who lives in your home.

Noting it down: Know how to express yourself in writing everyday till it comes a part of you.

Ask a friend to dictate a passage of the language and then later check it for accuracy.

Miscellany: Study the foreign language with a positive frame of mind, have pre-set objectives and goals. 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 flash cards for vocabulary and try using different colors for different genders of the words and for different categories of words such as nouns, verbs and adjectives. 4.When you study in groups, you strike friendships with others who might be of help.

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.