I am a foreigner from the US taking a class in the Philippines. It is a Communications class that is strictly tagalog speaking...only reason why I am taking it is because it is required for my course (BSIT). How does a person such as myself who is not fluent in tagalog pass a class that is in full tagalog? Does the teacher give special accommodations? I was hoping my teacher would just feel bad for me and pass me but then again, I have no idea. I took a Communications class in the US and passed with a B but the class credit was not transferred over, which sucked. Everyone keeps telling me that I should learn tagalog and become fluent...but it's easier said then done. So I typically just sit in class and pretend I am listening even though I don't understand a single word coming out of my teacher's mouth unless the teacher decides to look over at me and translate what they just told the class.

Am sick of getting used to English language alone. Any tips?

Accurate grammars, "malalim na Tagalog", strong, poetic and expressive Filipino language, etc...
*strong, poetic and expressive Filipino sentences
Read: I'm not a foreigner. I just got used to the English language, kaya mas nahihirapan ako mag-Tagalog ng maigi. I'm doing this for the sake of my Filipino college subject as well as for other means of communication.

Mmm well, hello I am an Estonian girl, 15 years old, and luving in America but I wanted to know if tagalog is as n easy language to learn? I've already learned how to speak in visaya, and chavacano, but is tagalog easy to learn for a foreigner like me? Because it sounds like a pretty cool language.
Mmm, no, I'm not. My bf's French, but he's halfway around the world. He moved from France to Estonia, so.........

I have encountered two Filipino people who have told me that to them it is an unsult to hear a White Foreigner trying to speak Tagalog to them. To me this sounds ridiculous because Filipino people speak so many languages abroad- they quickly learn Spanish and Arabic and German and French and speak those well and no one thinks that way about them.
Frankly, I have never heard anything more preposterous in my life.
Why are they saying that and is it an insult to you, too?