Abstract
Annotation.The topic of this article is the consideration of methodological, communicative and cognitive possibilities inherent in the discussion as a form of educational work in the process of developing foreign language communicative competence in teaching a foreign language based on innovative technology of educational cooperation.The authors analyze the essential features of the discussion form of communication, its forms and varieties based on various criteria, signs and target orientation, the advantages and advantages of discussion forms over traditional ones in teaching foreign language and their psychological and methodological justification.In concrete terms, the use of educational discussion in a foreign language lesson significantly contributes to the development of significant communication skills and abilities, which include: performing a communicative act, convincing argumentation and defending the speaker's own position, adequate perception of the interlocutor's speech, the ability to concisely and substantially express thoughts in the foreign language being studied.