Research in the EFL classroom has constantly highlighted the value of authentic materials to teach English because they help learners integrate various aspects of language learning and provide exposure to real-life language.However, authentic materials are not yet used as desirable at the college level, nor does a pedagogical model about how to use them in the classroom exist.Thus, an action research study was carried out to analyze how using authentic video materials helped low-intermediate and intermediate level students develop their communicative competence concerning vocabulary gains.Additionally, it explored the effects authentic video activities had on students' performance and their perceptions about using such videos.An inductive approach was used to analyze the data collected through class observation field notes, a survey, students' artifacts, and an informal talk.The results showed that, through guiding exercises, students used new vocabulary from the videos accurately.Also, authentic videos appeared to have a positive effect on motivation and triggered reflection on global citizenship skills.