The research aimed to investigate college instructors’ and students’ reactions to teaching modalities (in-person and remote learning) under the influence of the COVID-19 and attitudes toward the new settings for oral skills development in foreign languages. The research involved a mixed quantitative and qualitative method, including a questionnaire, guided interviews, and reflective narratives in the semester 108-2, among the instructors and students who had to participate in complete or blended online learning. The research results showed that both college instructors and students preferred in-person to remote learning. Comparing to in-person learning, both instructors and students believed that online learning was less effective in understanding the course content, maintaining teacher-student and peer interactions, and keeping students on task. The results also show that there is still room for improvement for instructors in online teaching and positive attitudes are key to success. It is pivotal that instructors keep a growth mindset in updating technical skills and knowledge and integrating various interactive Apps in classroom activities to improve student students’ oral skills in foreign languages.