u/tttttimk

My wife's tutor was $50/hr so I built her a coach instead.. any feedback please
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My wife's tutor was $50/hr so I built her a coach instead.. any feedback please

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p064OQRC6o

I built an AI speaking coach for TEF/TCF giving 20 free months to anyone preparing for the exam

My wife is preparing for TEF Canada for our PR application(now she shifted to TCF lol), and we couldn't justify $40–60/hr for a tutor multiple times a week. So I built her an AI that simulates the actual exam format, Section A roleplays, Section B persuasion debates, TCF Task 1/2/3, with calibrated feedback after each recording.

She's been using it daily and her speaking got more natural, so I cleaned it up and put it online at allotalkie in case it helps other people in the same situation.

I'd love to give it away for free, but LLM and TTS costs add up fast (each session is real LLM). So I can only offer 20 free 1-month codes right now. DM me and I'll send one.

What I'd love to hear back:

  • Does the feedback actually feel useful, or is it generic?
  • Is the "enhanced version" (it rewrites what you said one CEFR level higher) something you'd use, or noise?
  • What's missing for your prep?

wife's exam is in 1 month and I have more compute budget than I need until then. Happy if it helps even 5 people.

u/tttttimk — 4 days ago

Hey everyone,

My wife was preparing for TCF Canada and struggling to find a way to practice the speaking section at home. There aren't many resources out there for oral practice most prep is just reading sample questions, without interactions. So I built a web app that simulates the actual TCF speaking tasks (Task 1, 2, 3) with AI feedback on grammar, vocabulary, structure, and fluency using real TCF exam questions. She used it for a few weeks and ended up scoring B2 on the Expression Orale.

It's called AlloTalkie(https://allotalkie.com) it also covers TEF Canada speaking which requires more interactive test. I would really appreciate any feedback from people who are currently preparing.

Happy to answer any questions about the app or her prep experience.

u/tttttimk — 25 days ago