MOST , if not ALL of us, have at some point in our lives wished we were fluent in a second language so that we can converse and have foreign words roll off our tongues.

The more linguistically-inclined amongst us will tell us that picking up a new language is a piece of cake. We are sceptical and we believe that ease of learning depends largely upon the curriculum and how information is imparted. Those of us on the receiving end know that delivery is everything. How much we can absorb depends on how well we are taught.

We have enlisted the help of language experts to trawl the net to seek out the best language programs available online. We told them that we want programs which are not only affordable but are also extremely effective - even for the laziest and most unmotivated person!

The programs you find here are those we have screened and which we have judged to be most reliable. The search continues for suitable programs in other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Spanish.