Important guidelines: It is not proper to postpone any foreign language course as it is a completely new kind of course. A foreign language course requires a minimum of 3 hours weekly and 15 minutes on a daily basis, so when you delay matters, you are doing nothing but inviting failure. While you would benefit if you devote any additional time to study the language but make sure that each session does not last more than 45 minutes.

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 revisit your learning off and on and check what your have learnt in the past, for example the vocabulary. Hints given blow would make your attempt to learn the foreign language easier.

Running through printed material: Focus on reading purely for comprehension and do not stop when you come across new words. Everyday stay in touch with the language and glance through the chapters of the text book.

Start talking: Making mistakes is natural so listen to others in the class and start to speak. 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.

Putting pen to paper: Practice your skills on putting down your thoughts on paper till it becomes effortless.

Request a friend to dictate some small paragraph of the language and then find out how much of it has been written correctly.

Medley of helps: You ought to have a goal and a good reason for studying the foreign language and develop good feelings towards it. Ensure that you have set objectives and are clear about the paths which would take you 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. {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.Get some audio tape made using the language or you could also record something and then listen to them as this would make your pronunciation perfect. 3.Make colored flash cards which help you to grow vocabulary where different colors are used to convey genders and words like nouns, verbs and adjectives, etc. 4.Make studying a group experience where your classmates can also help.