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
Editor's Page
Angela M. Hosek
Articles
“It Would Just Show the Teachers Don’t Care”: Exploring Student Perceptions of Introductory Communication Courses and Instructor Value in the AI Era
Brandi N. Frisby, Joe C. Martin, Jessalyn I. Vallade, and Renee Kaufmann
From Public Speaking to Multimodal Communication: A Reevaluation of the Basic Communication Course
Stephanie Medden, Brian Myers, Kristin Roberts-Raymond, and Maik Stanitzke
“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
Speech Delivery Versus Speech Content: How Do Non-Expert Audiences Assess Public Speeches?
David G. Levasseur and Elizabeth A. Munz
Essays
Basic Course Forum Introduction
Angela M. Hosek
Reimagining "Public Speaking" Projects: A Creative and Inclusive Experience
R. Brandon Anderson and Jennifer A. Butler
Using Public Narrative in the Basic Course
Jenifer Goblish, Mark Fokken, and Ben Walker
Connection Over Convention: Promoting Collaboration Between Communication Centers and Foundational Communication Courses to Support Student Diversity and Inclusive Practices
Laura Stengrim, Miranda N. Rouse, and Elizabeth Reeves O'Connor
Forum Response — Beyond Gatekeeping: Narratives and Infrastructures for Inclusive Foundational Courses
Sergio Fernando Juárez and Ana Isabel Terminel Iberri
Back Matter
Call for Manuscripts for Volume 38
Angela M. Hosek and Elina Nikolskaya
Call for Editor, Volumes 39-41 (2027-2029)
Angela M. Hosek
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