These courses can be taken alone or with the core Basic English series.

•  Basic Communication I
This course focuses on correct pronunciation, basic conversation and building of vocabulary. There is no prerequisite.

•  Basic Communication 2
In this class, students will continue to improve their vocabulary, pronunciation and conversation skills through guided discussions of various topics of interest. There is no prerequisite .

•   Basic Writing 1
This course will help students improve their writing skills with a variety of sentence types, using pre-writing techniques, good grammar, proper sentence structure and correct pronunciation. Students in this class should be at least at the level of Basic English 5.

•   Basic Writing 2
This course helps students who complete Basic Writing 1 to continue the improvement of their writing skills. Students in this class should have completed Basic Writing 1.

•   Basic Reading 1
This course helps students improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and reading speed. Students in this class should be at least at the level of Basic English 4 .

•   Basic Reading 2
This course helps students who complete Basic Reading 1 to continue the improvement of their reading skills. Students in this class should have completed Basic Reading .

•  Introduction To Computers For ESL Speakers
In this course, students who are unfamiliar with computers can learn the basics of using a computer, including using a word processor, saving and printing documents, entering data on a spreadsheet, using e-mail and finding information on the Internet .