Paid Audio Recording Study (Modern Standard Arabic) full time

About the Job:

We're currently looking for native Modern Standard Arabic speakers who are also proficient in English to join a paid audio recording study.

Who we're looking for:

• Native Modern Standard Arabic speakers, proficient in English
• Genuinely bilingual - for example, you grew up speaking both languages, lived abroad, or regularly speak both at work or home
• Adults 18+ (diverse age range welcome)
• Outgoing and comfortable speaking conversationally for extended time (up to 30 minutes at a time)
• Have a stable internet connection and a dedicated external microphone (or headset with microphone)

What you'll do:

You'll join an online call from your own device with 1 other participant. We'll record a natural conversation in your native language - but here's the twist: as you talk, you'll naturally mix in English words and phrases too, the way many bilingual speakers do in everyday life (for example, switching mid-sentence to an English word, or saying a full sentence in English before switching back). This is called "code switching."

Simple conversation parameters:

Roughly 1 out of every several sentences should naturally include English. Just talk the way you would with bilingual friends or family - dropping in English phrases and sentences naturally, without translating or explaining them.

• Ensure you do not reveal any PII (Personally Identifying Information) about yourself or others
• Avoid toxic or sensitive topics
• Speak expressively! Sentence- and discourse-level prosodic variation consistent with naturalistic dialog, including pitch variation, rhythm, and intonation
• Pragmatic engagement: Speech reflects conversational intent and responsiveness (e.g. natural conversational pace of turn-taking)

We want natural code-switching where English mixes into the native-language conversation — mostly single words or short phrases, with full English sentences acceptable but appearing less often.

Conversation topics can include, among others:

• Talking about a news event you've been following
• Discussing finance, healthcare, customer service or restaurant experiences, and/or technology

Important:

• Session format
• Only native speakers are eligible to participate
• 2 participants per recording
• Minimum 7 recordings per session
• Location: Remote — recorded on your own device, from anywhere (as long as there is no background noise whatsoever)

If you would like to recommend a friend or a family member to have the conversation with, this can be done during the Application process.

Paid a total of $33.60 (USD) for a recording session which lasts 3.5 hours.