Some people think that the increasing use of computers and mobile phones for communication has a negative effect on young people's reading and writing skills. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Electronic devices

such

as

computers

and

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smartphones

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phones

are increasingly accessible to young

people

.

This

gives rise to

a

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concern :

those

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devices

brings

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no beneficial effect on youngsters. While I can understand those anxieties, I would argue that proper

use

of these gadgets

facilitate

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reading and writing

skills

. It sounds logical that excessive

use

of laptops and cell

phones

negatively

affect

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youngsters’ reading and writing

skills

.

To begin

with, with the advent of

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smartphones

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smart

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phones

,

emoji

is becoming more and more popular among young

people

, because

emoji

such

as smiley faces,

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horns enables them to express their moods with ease. They do not need to rack their brains to come up with an appropriate word.

However

, everyone knows that

emoji

is not allowed in formal writing

such

as school paper, or assignments.

Therefore

, it will not be hard to understand that

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reliance on

emoji

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will impair students’ writing ability.

Moreover

, the addiction to playing games or browsing short videos like TikTok on mobile

phones

or

computers

leaves youngsters little time to read. The lack of reading practice would obviously lead to poor reading competence.

However

, with proper

use

, the merits of these gadgets outweigh the drawbacks.

Firstly

, when surfing the Internet, young

people

open a new world in which they get access to an ocean of valuable information, ranging from classic novels to news.

For example

, for those who are learning foreign languages,

phones

and

computers

allow them to form a good habit of daily reading and enrich their vocabularies.

Secondly

,

people

can create blogs communicating their thoughts on social networking.

For instance

, teenagers who are fond of skiing often update their stories during training. By writing on a regular basis, their writing

skills

will certainly get improved. In conclusion, playing

phones

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and

computers

is a double-edged sword to youngsters’ reading and writing

skills

. Whether it brings benefits depends on the way they

use

it.