How to be a good language learner?

Learning second language is very dificult for everybody. Especially, speaking is the most important factor in the language learning process. Success or failure will, in the end, be determined by what you yourself contribute. People learn in different ways. Some need to be very analytical: they need a rule for everything. Others are more intuitive: they gather examples and imitate. Some need lots of repetition, others less. Following are some ideas which should prove helpful to us to become a good language learner: PREPARING FOR CLASS Learning a new language involves remembering many rules about grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary. We need establish a regular schedule and stick to it. Strict self-discipline is essential to mastering any language. don't keep on with the same thing until you are bored with it. Try to change the method to study and to practice. VOCABULARY a) Try to remember two or three words a day from the topic b) learn the words in the context of the sentences in the dialogues of the textbook. c) say the words out loud as you study them, use them and practice them. Don't afriad of being corrected. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn. d) associate words with pictures. Try to understand the words by reading the whole sentence. Don't usually use the dictionary, especially, the one that translates the words into our native language. USING CLASS TIME TO YOUR BEST ADVANTAG In the class, we need to open eyes, ears and mouth. Don't be shy to ask question and give ideas. Paying attention while we are lectured in order to get the main ideas of the topic. When we don't understand, try to find help from the instuctor or the classmates. AFTER CLASS -- REVIEWING Reviewing what we learn today to make sure that we understand them. Try to find other imformation that are related to the topic by reading more from newspapers, watching the news program or cheacking from internet. Try to practice what we learn otherwise we will forget them. These are my opinions about how to be a good langauge learner. If you have any ideas to add or to correct my ideas, please do it. I need your help. Sorida