Learnissimo is an e-learning platform for foreign languages. It's the right place to learn a language online, one-to-one with mothertongue teachers from around the world. Once you click on their URL you'll see this screen image:
You only need to register and give some information about your knowledge level of the language that you wish to learn or to refresh (by the way: Learnissimo is the best way to refresh your languages!) and then you have to buy some lessons. Here you can have a look at the various packages:
As you can see, all lessons last 30 minutes and it's ok, because you get tired after speaking 30 minutes in a different language than yours. After or before completing this step you can choose your teacher. You have a wide choice of mothertongue teachers at your disposal. Hereafter you can see my preferred ones for English and German languages:
In order to make your choice easier, every teacher comes with a presentation video, so that you are able to listen to his or her voice and get an idea about them. I have tested this method by taking conversation lessons with these two teachers and I can assure you that this is the best way to keep yourself up-to-date with your working languages. Not only it's good as a refresh course, it's also ok for those who begin from scratch. You can use Skype for your lessons or their voice software which is integrated in their platform. Both work well, even if I prefer to use Skype, because of the better voice and video quality. So, let's go and give a try to Learnissimo!