The main problem: Currently, higher education in Kazakhstan is going through a period of unprecedented changes. Obviously, the main driver of these changes is the influence of innovative technologies in the educational process. Because innovative technologies have a number of advantages: they stimulate active learning; provide quick feedback; establish teacher-student contact; form "unconventional" thinking among students; encourage collaboration among students; encourage a variety of learning methods. Based on the above, we can understand that innovative technologies have radically changed the old "teach and learn" paradigm. In the new learning example, the role of the student is more important than that of the teachers. Objective: The goal of introducing innovative technologies is to prepare people for life in an ever-changing and developing society. Methods: Innovative technology – Bloom's taxonomy in teaching the discipline "Russian language". The article discusses topical issues related to the organization of an effective process of teaching Russian in higher education institutions. The authors consider a system of tasks for the development of critical thinking that contribute to the formation of foreign language communicative competence of university students using Bloom's taxonomy. Results and their significance: A system of tasks that develop critical thinking and contribute to the formation of foreign language communicative competence of university students is revealed. An analysis of the seminar session and theoretical materials in accordance with Bloom's taxonomy are presented