Afterwards, participants were seen to have developed sensitivity towards using context-bound fixed phrases. The participants, selected according to the convenience sampling method, were students studying at an English-medium state university in Turkey and taking a compulsory oral communications-oriented English course. Both self-developed, online pre and post-test, and focus group interviews were used as data collection tools. A mixed method design was used to identify the most common challenges learners face with when using culture-laden expressions. The researchers wanted to know the extent to which students benefited from the muted video task. This study analyses students’ voiceover responses to a series of muted videos shown during their participation in an oral communication skills course intended to develop their sociolinguistic awareness. They report to appreciate and enjoy using visual cues to understand and then appropriately use unfamiliar language ,and especially to cope with novel situations such as job interviews. Equally empowering, muted videos are commonly used to help students to learn culture-laden and fixed expressions. Silent films have long been shown during language classes to ease contextual and pragmatic acquisition.
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