At present, there seems to be a wider variety of addictions brought about by new technologies. One of them is the so-called NOMOPHOBIA ( No Mobile Phobia), which is the fear of being without your mobile phone. Here you are the video you watched in class.
Today you also learnt about PHUBBING ("Phone" and "Snubbing"), which is the act of ignoring people in a social setting by looking at your phone or other digital devices instead of paying attention to people around you.
Click here to download the listening activity about Phubbing we did in class, and here to listen to the recording again.
Another technology-related illness or disorder is what is called FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), which is how "screenagers" feel when they can`t check on social networking sites.
Have a look at the following article to learn about these problems.
NOMOPHOBIA.
TECHNOLOGICAL DISEASES.
BAD TECH HABITS AND HOW TO SOLVE THEM.
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