Greek bilingual speakers for paid audio recording study (one - time paid study)
Paid Audio Recording Study (Greek)
About the Job
We're currently looking for native Greek speakers from the Greece who are also proficient in English to join a paid audio recording study.
Who we're looking for
- Native Greek 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)
Greek Example: Χτες πήγα σινεμά με την αδερφή μου, και anyway, the movie was so much better than I expected. Μετά πήγαμε να φάμε κάτι γρήγορο.
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
- Riffing on a topic you love, as if recording a podcast
- Telling stories using fictitious names and places (no real personal/private info, please)
- 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)
- Compensation: Paid a total of $38.40 (USD) for a recording session which lasts 3.5 hours.
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.