The article talks about the formation of students' language competence in their professional activities. The development of professional communication during the communication process requires highly qualified specialists. Therefore, the problem of ensuring the highest level of formation of language competence among students is urgent. The paper proposes methods and tools that are used by teachers of the Russian language in relation to the formation of speech competencies of students in the educational process. The features and specificity of the use of interactive methods of teaching the Russian language in higher educational institutions are considered.