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From: Sacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 12:37:27 -0400
Subject: add languages

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+[[!meta title="Studying foreign languages with Emacs, Org Mode and gptel"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright &copy; 2025 Marek"]]
+[[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/languages-nav)" raw="yes"]]
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+<!-- Initially generated with emacsconf-publish-talk-page and then left alone for manual editing -->
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+# Studying foreign languages with Emacs, Org Mode and gptel
+Marek (he/him) - https://github.com/keram, <mailto:nospam.keram@gmail.com>
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/languages-before)" raw="yes"]]
+
+This talk will demonstrate the workflow I’ve built
+around Emacs and Org mode for creating and
+managing multilingual texts. My focus is on
+English, Mandarin Chinese, and Pinyin (the
+Romanized system for Chinese). A key part of this
+setup is a custom major mode derived from
+`text-mode`, designed to handle language switching
+and structured study notes more effectively. On
+top of this, I use `gptel` as a writing companion:
+it helps catch typos, grammar mistakes, and subtle
+issues that arise when switching between
+languages.
+
+Beyond editing, I’ll show how I publish my study
+notes to the web:
+<https://keram.github.io/ihl-hanyu/index.html> . By
+combining Org’s export features with a small
+amount of custom JavaScript, I’ve added
+interactive functionality such as text-to-speech
+playback and vocabulary practice exercises.
+
+Attendees will see how these tools and techniques can be combined to:
+
+-   Customize Emacs for multilingual writing and study workflows.
+-   Use Org mode as a framework for language learning materials.
+-   Leverage `gptel` for proofreading and feedback.
+-   Enrich exported Org documents with lightweight web enhancements.
+
+The talk will be of interest to language learners, Emacs users curious
+about publishing workflows, and anyone who wants to see
+how Emacs can as a personal learning environment.
+
+About the speaker:
+
+I am GNU Emacs enthusiast living in London, UK. Using Emacs for years for
+work, personal life and study.
+
+
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/languages-after)" raw="yes"]]
+
+[[!inline pages="internal(2025/info/languages-nav)" raw="yes"]]
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