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TheInfluencesofSmartphonesonCollegeStudentsTopic:campuslifeThesisstatement：Nowadays,thepopularityofsmartphoneshasagreatinfluenceoncollegestudents.1.IntroductionWiththerapiddevelopmentofeconomyandtechnology,themobilephoneindustryhaschangeddramaticallyandgeneratedthesmartphone.Theadventofsmartphoneshasdramaticallychangedthewaytraditionalcommunicationsandsocialcontact.Nowadays,smartphonesareusedwidelyandtheyarepopularamongyoungpeople.Oneofthemostsignificantsubjectsfordebatecurrentlytakingplaceistheexplosionintheuseofsocialnetworkingbycollegestudents.Thereasonforthisisthatsmartphoneshaveenteredcollegecampusesandbeenusedwidelybycollegestudents.AsurveyconductedbyIndianstudentsatBallStateUniversityfoundthatthenumberofstudentswhoownasmartphonehasmorethandoubledinthreeyears-from27%in2009to69%in2012(Hingorani&Woodard,2012).Thisnumberisexpectedtokeepongrowinginthecomingyears(AbirS.Al-Harrasi&AliH.Al-Badi,2014).Nowadayssmartphoneshaveseveralfeaturesthatarecomparabletoanaveragecomputer.Theycanalsoengagestudentsinfarmoredynamicwaysthanalaptoporatabletcomputer(Hingorani&Woodard,2012).PeoplecanusephonestosurftheInternet,listentomusic,watchvideos,playgamesonline,updatetheirpersonalmicroblog,anduploadtheirlatestpicturesatanyplaceandanytime.Itseemsthatsmartphoneshavealreadybecomeanindispensablepartinstudents’dailylife.Usingofsmartphoneshasalotofimpactsoncollegestudentsinmanyaspects,andtheseeffectsarebothgoodandbad.Theinfluenceofsmartphonesoncollegestudentsismainlyreflectedinnetworking,physicalandmentalhealth,learningandteachingofuniversity.Theseeffectswillleadtomanyseriousresultsintheircampuslife.Manystudieshavebeencarriedouttoinvestigatetheimpactofsmartphonesoncollegestudents.Althoughtheliteraturecoversawidevarietyofsuchstudies,thisstudywillfocusonsingleaspect,suchassocialnetworkingandtheirlearning.Thispaperwillfocusonmanyaspectsinwhichcollegestudentsareinfluencedandanalyzehowdoesitaffectsthemandatthesametimeanalyzeitspositivityandnegativity.Therehasbeenalotoftragedyaboutsmartphonesinsocietyandcampus.Thepurposeofthispaperistohopethattheuseofsmartphonesoncampuswillattractmoreattention.2.PositiveImpactThewidelyuseofsmartphonesbringshugepositiveinfluencestostudents’lifeandstudy.2.1IntermsoflearningInthisageofinformationexplosion，TheInternetisthemostimportantmeansofacquiringknowledge.Therefore,thesmartphoneisoneoftheimportanttoolsforpeopletolearn,especiallyforcollegestudents.Theycanusesmartphonestodownloadapplicationsoftwaretolearnmuchknowledgethattheywant.ThesoftwaresuchasmemorizingwordandeBooks,makesstudentscompletelygetridofthetroublewithbooks.Atthesametime,withthehelpofinternet,studentscanbemoreconvenientaccesstoknowledgeandinformation.Forexample,studentscanusemobilephonereadinge-books,andcanuseelectronicdictionarytolearn.Wecansaythatsmartphoneshelpstudentsaccumulateknowledgeanytimeandanywhere.2.2IntermsofsocialnetworkingTheadventofsmartphoneshasdramaticallychangedthewaywesocialize.Astheproductofnewtechnology,smartphoneshavelotsofcommunicationplatforms,suchasQQ,WeChat,weiboandsoon.Smartphonescomparedtoothermeansofcommunicationaremoreconvenientandalsohavemoreprivacy.Thisisthemostimportantreasonwhysmartphonesbecomesopopular.Wecontactwithourfamilies,relativesandfriendsbywritinglettersorjustgotocertainareatomakeaphonecallinthepast.Butnow,wecantalkandseeeachotherbyvideoandchatthroughthephone.Inaddition,communicationthroughmobilephonedoesnotneeddirectcontact,itcanreducethetensioncausedbyface-to-facecommunication.What’smore,theyenablestudentscontactmoredifferentidentityofgroups,sothattheycanmakemorefriends,andwidensocialcircle.2.3IntermsofworkingComparedwithcomputers,smartphonesaremoreconvenientandquicktowork.Nomatterwhenandwhere,Peoplecanprocesselectronicdocumentsontheirsmartphones.Nowadays,mobilephonesarebecomingmoreandmoreimportanttoindividuals,andtheirroleinpersonalworkisbecomingmoreandmorenecessary.2.4IntermsofentertainmentlifeSmartphoneshavepowerfulentertainmentcapabilities.Theycanprovidepowerfulentertainmentfunctions.Theyhavechangedthewayweentertain.Now,wecanlistentomusic,watchvideo,andevenplaygamesonthephonewhenwefeelbored.Withsomanyfunctions,smartphonesmakethestudents’sparelifebecomericher.3.NegativeImpactThenegativeimpactofsmartphonesisalsoself-evident.3.1LearninginfluenceSmartphoneisadouble-edgedsword.Manycollegestudentsareaddictedtotheentertainmentandsocialfunctionsofsmartphones.Andthustheyneglecttheirstudies.Manyofthestudents'performancedeclinesarelinkedtosmartphones.Tthasbecomearecognizedcampusandsocialproblem.3.2HumancommunicationinfluenceTheadventofsmartphoneshasmadeitmorecommonforpeopletocommunicateontheInternet.Peopletendtomaketheirowncommentsonline,butinrealitytheyareveryquiet.Somanypeoplebecomemoreisolatedandintroverted.Thedistancebetweenpeopleisgettingbiggerandbiggerbysmartphones.3.3PhysicalandpsychologicalhealthinfluenceAsweallknow,cellphonescandogreatharmtopeople,especiallysmartphones.Accordingtoresearch,theradiationofthesmartphoneisharmfultothehumanbody(Sunjing&Weizuoyu2017).Inaddition,theuseofcellphonesfora