The key to great English pronunciation is actually in English rhythm. Learn about strong and weak stresses and rhythm here.
Coronaviruses & COVID-19 – How do we protect ourselves?
Hello, this is Dan from Smith’s School of English Miyakojima again 🙂 In April of this year, I wrote a previous blog post about the history of coronaviruses in general, and specifically about the new coronavirus, known as “SARS-CoV-2”. We learned that the Latin origin of the name “coronavirus” is “crown” because the virus itself […]
English Student Success in Japan
Every English student has some kind of success here in Japan, whether they know it or not. Students come to us for a variety of reasons, whether it be a new hobby, for travel purposes, business, work, test-taking, to prepare for their future, “exercise the brain,” and the list goes on…”Success” is a very subjective […]


