formal subject

基本解释

In 1992, the social studies, as a formal subject, appeared in Chinese primary schools curriculum.
1992年，我國大陸正式啓動小學社會課程。
The typical approach for taxonomies is to maintain the formal subject definition separate from the content.
分類法的典型方式是維護獨立於內容的正式的主題定義。
Are the current heavy emphases on formal subject matter, on competition to get into college or graduate school resulting in more impersonal relationships between teacher and students?
目前強調課業學習，強調通過競爭上大學或讀研究生，這是否導致學生與教師間缺少人性的關系？

We are not psychologists and do not have formal training in the subject.
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