Learn a foreign language on the cheap

"The No Thick Manuals wiki details how to learn a language efficiently using two free, open source applications. The first is jVLT (java Vocabulary Learning Tool), a completely cross platform flash card application. The second is StarDict, a Windows/Linux-only dictionary that provides an impressive array of features and dictionaries."

http://lifehacker.com/software/education/learn-a-foreign-language-on-the-cheap-290304.php