The Influences of Smartphones on College Students(智能手机对大学生的影

The

Influences

of

Smartphones

on

College

Students

Topic

: campus life

Thesis statement

：

Nowadays, the popularity of smart phones has a great influence

on college students.

1.

Introduction

With

the

rapid

development

of

economy

and

technology,

the

mobile phone

industry

has

changed

dramatically

and

generated

the

smartphone.

The

advent

of

smartphones

has

dramatically changed the way traditional communications and social contact. Nowadays, smart

phones are used widely and they are popular among young people. One of the most significant

subjects

for

debate

currently

taking

place

is

the

explosion

in

the

use

of

social

networking

by

college

students.

The

reason

for

this

is

that

smartphones

have

entered

college

campuses

and

been

used

widely

by

college

students.

A

survey

conducted

by

Indian

students

at

Ball

State

University found that the number of students who own a smartphone has more than doubled in

three

years

-

from

27%

in

2009

to

69%

in

2012

(Hingorani

&

Woodard,

2012).

This

number

is

expected to keep on growing in the coming years (Abir S. Al-Harrasi & Ali H. Al-Badi, 2014).

Nowadays

smartphones

have

several

features

that

are

comparable

to

an

average

computer.

They

can

also

engage

students

in

far

more

dynamic

ways

than

a

laptop

or

a

tablet

computer(Hingorani&Woodard,2012).People

can

use

phones

to

surf

the

Internet,

listen

to

music ,watch videos ,play games online ,update their personal micro blog, and upload their latest

pictures

at

any

place

and

any

time.

It

seems

that

smartphones

have

already

become

an

indispensable part in students’ daily life. Using of smartphones has a lot of impacts on college

students

in

many

aspects,

and

these

effects

are

both

good

and

bad.

The

influence

of

smartphones on college students is mainly reflected in networking, physical and mental health,

learning and teaching of university. These effects will lead to many serious results in their campus

life.

Many studies have been carried out to investigate the impact of smartphones on college

students. Although the literature covers a wide variety of such studies, this study will focus on

single aspect, such as social networking and their learning. This paper will focus on many aspects

in which college students are influenced and analyze how does it affects them and at the same

time analyze its

positivity and negativity. There has been a lot of tragedy about smartphones in

society

and

campus.

The

purpose

of

this

paper

is

to

hope

that

the

use

of

smart

phones

on

campus will attract more attention.

2.

Positive Impact

The widely use of smart phones brings huge positive

influences to students’ life and study.

2.1 In terms of learning

In

this

age

of

information

explosion

，

The

Internet

is

the

most

important

means

of

acquiring

knowledge.

Therefore,

the

smart

phone

is

one

of

the

important

tools

for

people

to

learn,

especially for college students. They can use smartphones to download application software to

software

such

as

memorizing

word

and

eBooks,

makes

students completely get rid of the trouble with books. At the same time, with the help of internet,

students can be more convenient access to knowledge and information. For example, students

can use mobile phone reading e-books, and can use electronic dictionary to learn. We can say

that smart phones help students accumulate knowledge anytime and anywhere.

2.2 In terms of social networking

The advent of smartphones has dramatically changed the way we the product of new

technology, smart phones have lots of communication platforms, such as QQ, WeChat, weibo and

so on. Smart phones compared to other means of communication are more convenient and also

have more privacy. This is the most important reason why smart phones become so popular. We

contact with our families, relatives and friends by writing letters or just go to certain area to make

a phone call in the past. But now, we can talk and see each other by video and chat through the

addition,

communication

through

mobile

phone

does

not

need

direct

contact,

it

can

reduce

the

tension

caused

by

face-to-

face

communication.

What’s

more,they

enable

students

contact more different identity of groups, so that they can make more friends, and widen social

circle.

2.3 In terms of working

Compared

with

computers,

smartphones

are

more

convenient

and

quick

to

work.

No

matter

when

and

where,

People

can

process

electronic

documents

on

their

ys,

mobile phones are becoming more and more important to individuals, and their role in personal

work is becoming more and more necessary.

2.4 In terms of entertainment life

Smart

phones

have

powerful

entertainment

capabilities.

They

can

provide

powerful

entertainment functions. They have changed the way we entertain. Now, we can listen to music,

watch video, and even play games on the phone when we feel bored. With so many functions,

smart phones make the students’ spare life become richer.

3.

Negative Impact