Speech Pathologist Tanya Lujan said that accent reduction is a service she provides, and English is a difficult language to learn if it isn’t your first language.
“I also do accent reduction therapy,” said Tanya Lujan on a recent edition of the Best of Midland Podcast. “They learned English, but the language is so different, so they are continually making these errors.”
“English is pretty hard,” said Tanya Lujan on the Best of Midland Podcast. “Spanish is multi syllabic, sometimes these kiddos come in and they want to speak English, but their parents and all their family speak Spanish”.
Tanya Lujan is a speech pathologist and entrepreneur. She owns West Texas Speech in Odessa Texas, as well as a restaurant called Fuego West Texas, which is also located in Odessa. Tanya also competes as a bodybuilder.
Best of Midland Podcast is hosted by Ryan Shewchuk and Terra Avery. It is an extension of the broader Best of Midland program, which aims to support small, local businesses by showcasing them and the people behind them. Their website lists top business and upcoming live events happening in the area.
The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.