The virtualization of the teaching-learning process of text comprehension: an approach to improve the Quality of Life of the Elderly in times of pandemic

Abstract

This article exposes a current problem in times of pandemic, which demands from the university from the chair of the elderly, an urgent response for the achievement of a cognitive, communicative and socio-cultural competence, which is necessary to achieve in the elderly a physical and psychic, healthy and active quality of life, facing the current moments in a positive and constructive way; as well as their ability to control external events, their spirituality and social representation. It is projected from the perspective of a proposal of activities sustained from the digital virtualization for the compression of texts in the teaching-learning process of the language, in the elderly and their quality of life. Based on this reality, a proposal was elaborated to be included in the teaching of the elderly together with the physical culture teacher, to favor the quality of life, the social and emotional well-being of the adult, mixing each activity with a mental physical exercise, which allowed us to contribute to transform the self-esteem, optimism, mental concentration and their participation and social inclusion of the elderly, in the current moments of the Covid-19.