Discuss the topic: Letter writing is archaic and should not be taught any more.

Letter writing is archaic and should not be taught any more.

As I look at this topic I cannot help but think how entirely inaccurate that statement is. Of course letter writing should still be taught! The writing of letters is very much in use today. We write letters to loved ones, friends, schools, politicians, and businesses. Writing a letter is still a very effective means of communication. When we consider it, a poorly written letter in business today would surely be more devastating to your career than it was 60 years ago. Business is becoming more and more competitive and if you can demonstrate strong writing skills, even in a simple letter, you certainly have that much more advantage over your competing peers.

Even as the global economy becomes more digital and interconnected with emails, instant messaging, blogs, and text messages; learning to write a basic letter is still critical. Fundamentally writing a letter is really no different from writing a modern day email, and the basic principles of writing a letter can be applied in many areas in a digital era of professional business writing. One should also consider how far an email may travel within a company or how high it may go in a corporate hierarchy. If you authored a brief email to your immediate supervisor discussing some of the advantages of using a Linux operating system over a Windows operating system for the company, and he passed it on to his supervisors; there is no telling who and how many will read and critique what you have written. Ultimately you would be judged on how good or bad you presented your point and how well you demonstrated it in your writing. We can safely say that learning the principals of letter writing and applying them certainly is not archaic.