National and regional curricula differ widely in their attention to and presentation of language-related competences. For the full picture, it is useful to get an overview of the complete curricula that are in use for a specific domain of education. 

• A first obvious place to look is are in the curricula for the language(s) of schooling as a subject and for foreign languages. They are likely to specify certain key language competences, and possibly also areas of language awareness and intercultural competence.
• The language-related competences for other subjects (or all subjects) can be treated in different ways. They might appear in a general or introductory part of the entire curriculum, and/or in the specific subject curricula. 
• Some curricula also have specific learning aims for learners of the language of schooling as a second language, e.g. for those learners who have a migration or minority language background. These learning aims can serve as an inspiration for other learners as well since subject-related academic language may also be challenging for some learners for whom the language of schooling is their first language.