GCSE German is probably the most complete German course on the market today.

It is produced by Letts, the UK's leading publisher of home study materials, and offers a huge amount of revision material for GCSE level students at an affordable price.

I like its clean design and easy to understand pages. Languages have always been an interest for me but, until now, I have rarely found a linguistics-based computer program that could hold my attention for more than a few minutes.

Languages need to be spoken to be learned properly and, by dint of some nifty speech and language technology, that is exactly what this package does well.

The publishers are so confident of the quality of this software they are offering anyone who gets less than a C grade at GCSE, a £50 credit note against other GSP titles.

Letts GCSE German is designed to cover any UK GCSE syllabus, including Scottish standard grade, and should help right through the exam year by providing additional study material and a series of test-yourself style exercises.

All the major skill areas are covered, including listening, writing reading and speaking.

The package has over 500 exercise screens, 1,000 sound clips and a digital dictionary of more than 9,000 words. Top value for money and plenty to keep the most enthusiastic scholar busy for hours.

Everything needed is covered in considerable depth, while the grammar section is far and above the call of duty.

Price: £19.99.

Contact: 01480 496600.

Feel good factor: 7 out of 10.

Review by Ray Hatley