@SuzanEraslan thank you so much, suzan! yes, it is a struggle sometimes. I majored in linguistics and literature in portuguese language and it is also very hard for me to convince people that it is not an obsolete subject at all.
my audience will be three or four specialists in education/professors of literature – this lecture is the final phase of an examination process to teach in a public university center in brazil. I have 1 hour to talk about this topic and how I'd put it into practice.
@luisa So you have a generally favorable audience, but one that expects you to be able to communicate this to people who aren't. That's both a great audience and a difficult one, but I'm sure you will do brilliantly!
@luisa WHOA. That's hardcore. Well, best of luck, and let us know how it goes!
@SuzanEraslan so nice of you, thanks for the support! that is exactly how I feel: it is the best possible audience and a difficult one indeed. they only let us know the topic 24 hours before the lecture, so I am preparing it right now to present it tomorrow afternoon.