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Editor

Angela M. Hosek, Ohio University

The Basic Communication Course Annual (BCCA) was first published in 1988 after the Midwest Basic Course Directors Conference. The Annual publishes the best scholarship available on topics related to the basic communication course and is distributed nationally to scholars and educators interested in the basic communication course.

The submission process for Volume 38 (2026) is now open. Submissions deadline is Feb. 2, 2026.

More information is in the call for submissions.

Current Volume: Volume 37 (2025)

Front Matter

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Editor's Page
Angela M. Hosek

Articles

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From Public Speaking to Multimodal Communication: A Reevaluation of the Basic Communication Course
Stephanie Medden, Brian Myers, Kristin Roberts-Raymond, and Maik Stanitzke

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“I Did Not Come Back the Same”: Implications of a Study Abroad Basic Communication Course
Kristen L. Farris, Andrea Avila, Lauren Green, Michael Burns, and Marian L. Houser

Essays

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Using Public Narrative in the Basic Course
Jenifer Goblish, Mark Fokken, and Ben Walker

Back Matter

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Call for Manuscripts for Volume 38
Angela M. Hosek and Elina Nikolskaya

Editors

Editor
Angela M. Hosek

Editorial assistant
Elina Nikolskaya

Review Board
Drew Ashby-King
LeAnn Brazeal
Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
Kathy Denker
Kristin Farris
Michelle Garland
Mimi Hodis
Stephen K. Hunt
Adam Jones
David Kahl Jr.
Renee Kaufmann
Stephanie Kelly
Joe C. Martin
Tim McKenna-Buchanan
Kevin R. Meyer
Sherwyn Morreale
Scott A. Myers
Kyle Rudick
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa
Cheri J. Simonds
Jill Underhill
Jessalyn Vallade
Carline Waldbuesser
Tiffany R. Wang
Joshua Westwick