BASE is a 4- or 8-month program that allows you to improve your reading, writing, and oral skills with a focus on using English in a university setting while earning credit towards your Waterloo degree.<br>In your BASE language courses, you'll learn valuable written, oral, and academic skills to help you be successful in your full-time studies.<br><br>You practise your skills through hands-on activities such as:<br><br>giving a technical presentation,<br>writing a lab report,<br>interviewing upper-year students, and<br>working with Canadian students on a cross-cultural communications project.<br>These activities prepare you to succeed at university and give you the communications skills employers look for.<br><br>Depending on the program you applied to, you may also participate in resume-building workshops, practice interviews, or other activities that prepare you for co-op work terms.<br><br>You'll also be enrolled in 1 or 2 credit courses depending on your faculty. These courses will be selected for you by your faculty.