School subject

A school subject is a division of the school curriculum according to field that schoolkids study at school. English, either as a first language, second language or foreign language is often a school subject.

Other typical subjects include: mathematics, science (often subdivided into biology, chemistry, physics), geography, history, music and these are suitable for CLIL. Other modern foreign languages and even classical languages may also form part of the curriculum but for obvious reasons are not CLIL subjects. Most teachers specialise in one or two subjects.

Note that mathematics is often clipped to maths (Commonwealth English) or math (US English). Students may also confuse physics and physical education.

These subjects form a lexical set which students (particularly schoolkids) often like to talk about as they can express their personal opinions.