ProCzeFor (PROnunciation of CZEch for FOReigners) [pročefor]/[prot͡ʃefor]
- a specialized internet tool for practicing Czech pronunciation in non-native speakers
- intended for foreign language students of Czech with various mother tongues and different levels of speaking skills in Czech
- it contains speech material in written and audio forms and various types of exercises with the option to view the transcription (Czech and international IPA)
- the user has the possibility to select and filter the speech material according to the listed criteria and to test certain skills
- when choosing the training material, knowledge about the problematic phonetic phenomena of Czech related to the native languages of speakers who frequently appear in the target group learning Czech (e.g. Russian, Ukrainian, German, French, Vietnamese, Chinese and others) was taken into account
- the tool is suitable for individual and group teaching
- accompanying material are printed workbooks enabling/supporting parallel work, especially in a group
- the application was created as part of the project Instrument for teaching the sound patterns of Czech to non-native speakers, with emphasis on applying ICT (2019–2022)
- the name of the application ProCzeFor [pročefor]/[prot͡ʃefor] was created from the phrase PROnunciation of CZEch for FOReigners