Language is like juggling . . . Finally, don't be disappointed if your progress seems slow at first. If you try . . . The learning of a second language is not a random process. Although there are no magic answers to make everything easy and painless, the following suggestions are offered to enable you to work more efficiently.
Language learning is a matter of performing habits so well learned that they become automatic.
Use the facts learned in one class over and over again until it becomes second nature. At home, practice the material you heard in class over and over again until it becomes second nature. As you memorize, think about the grammatical explanations which accompany each set of new material. True, grammar is not an aim in itself. Its directions, however, can speed up the learning process considerably.