The article presents an analysis of the development of research on the problem of intercultural communication from the positions of various scientific foreign and domestic directions. In comparative terms, modern approaches to the study of intercultural communicative competence are considered. Methodological guidelines: approaches and theories that determine the general direction of the author's research are defined. The model of intercultural communicative competence and practice-oriented tactics are highlighted as the leading ones. Also, the authors reveal approaches to determine the structure and development of intercultural communicative competence of Kazakhstani scientists