Abstract. The article discusses the methodology of teaching the language of the specialty to foreign students. Particular attention is paid to the difficulties of mastering special literature by them. The reasons that complicate the understanding of scientific text by students are called. A course on comparative typology of the native and studied languages has been introduced in the philological universities of the country. Along with the methodology of teaching the first foreign language, the methodology of teaching the second foreign language arose and took shape in an independent discipline. A search is being made for methods and means aimed at successfully mastering the language of their specialty.