To the question of formation of intercultural communicative competence in professional education

Formation of intercultural communicative competence in a future specialist is an urgent problem modern professional education. Problems training graduates higher educational institutions who are able to solve and tasks international context considered the article from position competence-based approach. It shown that has integrative nature it complex interdisciplinary problem. The structure components competence, its cultural anthropological aspect, which no less important than linguistic one, analyzed. substantiated approach sets goal for teaching foreign languages form personality capable going beyond their own culture, but saving identity. European experience formation competencies applicant education must master order be communicate productively language broad social concluded among students non-linguistic specialties, necessary improve methods language, acquaint with history, reality, way life, style behavior country being studied. also advisable include elective disciplines curricula such as basics theory communication, discourse, argumentation, etc.