Learning foreign languages any tips?

Learning foreign languages any tips?

I am learning German for the leaving Cert. This is the big pre-collage test.

Do any of ye lot in the wonderful GB community have any tips on learning foreign languages?

1. How best to learn vocabulary?
2. How did you learn your vocabulary?

Can anyone recommend a German sitcom? I think watching one would help my German.

Alright, thanks guys!

Much appreciated.

Vocabulary- hard word to spell

The best way to learn a language is to speak it a lot. I would recommend Rosetta Stone, its fucking expansive but a I talked to many people who said that its really good. 

I can't recommend any German sitcoms, but watching tv, and listening to the radio can help you alot, Im french and I learned english pretty much only from watching tv shows

1. Be five year olds, those guys are amazing at learning language.
2. If you can't be five years old, speak, read, write, and use it as much as possible.
 
For vocab, flashcards, as boring as it sounds.
 
Don't be afraid to make mistakes in public. Keep trying.
 
"Ist deine Toechter sechsehn?" is a handy phrase. Good luck!

Speak it everyday. No matter how little you know. Try to speak as much as possible everyday even if the person doesn't know what you're saying. (a.k.a Usually friends and family)

Germans have terrible sense of humour so no sitcom I'm afraid.

Learn English first, then work on your foreign languages.

Flashcards are always good, IMO.  To learn how to read & write Japanese I had to use flashcards a lot, along with formal tutoring (they didn't teach it in school).
 
Exposing yourself to the language a lot helps too, I've imported a lot of games in Japanese.

Watch tv in the language you're trying to learn, with closed captions, same with movies.

"  speak, read, write, and use it as much as possible.  For vocab, flashcards, as boring as it sounds.  "

" @Alphazero: What does it mean? Thanks all but no sitcomms? "

Watch a lot of the language's TV shows with subtitles.
 
It's a good way to get a feel of using the actual language even if you don't know much.

"Watch a lot of the language's TV shows with subtitles.  It's a good way to get a feel of using the actual language even if you don't know much. "

You can watch films like Der Untergang :)

" Das Boot" and "Downfall" are two movie that i know of that are spoken in german. Plus they have English subtitles so you can turn them on and off to see if you understood it correctly. Plus they are both two awesome movies if you haven't seen them before.

Audio lessons like Rosetta Stone and Pimsleur are a great way to start. However, they will only take you so far. Eventually, you will get to the point where you'll have a big sheet of vocabulary, and you'll just have to grind through it.

Thanks all keep the  tips coming!!!

Actually if you have a DS you can get My German Coach (I think it's called that). My sister has the Spainish and French versions and they're helping.

MUZZY!!!!
 
Also, if you are learning from someone else, then teach yourself connectives (because, with, plus, and, etc.). Soon, you will be using these words to speak nice, long sentences which:
 
A) Make you sound smarter
B) Make you think about other parts you have learnt beforehand
C) Allow you to pretty much ace any exam you wanna try
 
Learn the most important thing approximately 10 minutes before you go to sleep. If you can, wake up in 30 minute stretches, learn a few words, then sleep again.

" @dbz1995: That sounds awkard "

Nothing beats old 'Inspector Rex'.
 
But the best way to learn a new language is to simply immerse yourself in it.

I learned my english and german by watching german and english/american cartoons, and movies in general as a kid.