The development of students’ oral competence is one of the most important leitmotifs in modern language teaching. Motivation is at the heart of language learning and has a major impact on success in developing students’ speaking skills. Students who are motivated strive to achieve a goal and can be successful in learning a language. In the field of language learning and the development of oral skills, fear is a disruptive factor and can negatively affect the learning process. Overcoming the fear of speaking and creating a fearless learning atmosphere, the development of communicative learning methods is an important objective of foreign language methodology and didactics today.