Innovative potential of educational traditions: open-type textbook for foreign language learning

The article investigates the ways of implementing innovations in foreign language training of university students. The question about the innovative potential of the textbook for foreign language learning is raised. The authors prove the necessity of modifying this teaching tool aimed at the development of professional intercultural communication. We present the characteristics of an open-type textbook for foreign language learning, specify its features. The paper describes the possible content and structure that distinguish the open-type textbook from traditional educational materials.