Enjoying a beer or two - but not too many - can help you speak a foreign language more clearly, a prize winning scientific study claims. "The results suggest that modest alcohol consumption may reduce language anxiety, leading to improved fluency in a second language," said the report on the University's website. "Given that executive functions are important when speaking a second (non-native) language, one might expect that alcohol would impair the ability to speak a second language," said the researchers. "On the other hand, alcohol increases self-confidence and reduces social anxiety, both of which might be expected to improve language ability when interacting with another person." Does drinking a little alcohol help improve your ability to speak a foreign language?