Keyword: «fragmentary knowledge»

The relevance of the study is determined by the need for the holistic development of students' foreign language communicative competence as a key aspect of their personal and professional growth. Many graduates experience difficulties in foreign language communication and demonstrate a decline in motivation to read and analyze literature in a foreign language, leading to fragmented knowledge of the sociocultural context and limited understanding of interpersonal relationships. The aim of the study is to substantiate and experimentally identify the conditions for applying the hermeneutic approach to the development of foreign language communicative competence among students at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. The hermeneutic approach is aimed at developing students' ability to adequately interpret communicative intentions, as well as understanding the semantic and pragmatic aspects of communication with representatives of other cultural communities. Thus, the hermeneutic approach contributes not only to language learning but also to the formation of skills in dialogical thinking and intercultural understanding. The experimental part of the study includes the development of a methodological basis for seminar sessions and a system of tasks aimed at increasing students' intrinsic motivation. The tasks are designed to engage students in active learning, stimulate interest in studying foreign languages, and foster the development of interpretation and linguistic guessing skills. The types of learning activities include teaching through the creation of problem situations and testing new types of activities aimed at developing communicative abilities and prediction. The main results showed that the use of the hermeneutic approach made the classes more structured and increased students' motivation to study the subject. This, in turn, led to improved communicative skills and a better understanding of sociocultural contexts. The theoretical significance of the study lies in expanding the understanding of approaches to developing foreign language competence using hermeneutic methods. The practical significance consists in the development of effective methods that intensify learning and foster critical thinking, allowing students to use the foreign language more confidently and meaningfully in various communicative situations.