Some of the basic rules: Foreign language courses are way apart from other courses and you should never stall the proceedings. Procrastination equals failure in foreign language courses so you must spend a minimum of 15 minutes each day and a minimum of 3 hours a week. While it is not necessary to put in more than 45 minutes per session, use all the extra time that you get.

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. You could review your previous learning like the vocabulary - this would stand in good stead. Hints given blow would make your attempt to learn the foreign language easier.

Comprehending the printed materials: Concentrate on reading for comprehension without looking up every unfamiliar word. Glance through the text book chapters every day taking one small section at a time.

Start expressing: Do not feel shy of mistakes, simply listen to others and start to communicate yourself. Start to talk in the foreign language with your class mates, with yourself as well as with your pets.

Putting it down on paper: Practice your writing skills every day until they become more natural.

Follow a dictation of the language and check how much of it you have written correctly.

Some Miscellaneous Helps: View the foreign language learning positively and set achievable goals. Know the learning objectives and also how to achieve those goals.If 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 as many questions as you want and always seek help if you stumble as there are nothing to feel shy about.
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.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.