In recent years, teachers of introductory courses in Asian American studies have been facing a dilemma nonexistent a few decades ago, when hardly any texts in that field were available. Today, excellent anthologies and other introductory texts exist, and books on individual Asian American nationality groups and on general issues important for Asian Americans are published almost weekly. Even professors who are experts in the field find it difficult to decide which of these to assign to students; non-experts who teach in related areas and are looking for writings for and by Asian Americans to include in survey courses are in an even worse position.

A complicating factor has been the continuing lack of specialized one-volume reference works on Asian Americans, such as biographical dictionaries or desktop encyclopedias. Such works would enable students taking Asian American studies courses (and professors in related fields) to look up basic information on Asian American individuals, institutions, history, and culture without having to wade through mountains of primary source material. In addition, given such works, Asian American studies professors might feel more free to include more challenging Asian American material in their introductory reading lists, since good reference works allow students to acquire on their own the background information necessary to interpret difficult or unfamiliar material.


According to the passage, the existence of good one volume reference works about Asian Americans could result in


increased agreement among professors of Asian American studies regarding the quality of the sources available in their field

an increase in the number of students signing up for introductory courses in Asian American studies

increased accuracy in writings that concern Asian American history and culture

the use of introductory texts about Asian American history and culture in courses outside the field of Asian American studies

the inclusion of a wider range of Asian American material in introductory reading lists in Asian American studies

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正确答案是 E。根据文章,现有良好的一卷参考著作有助于学生在 Asia American 研究课程中自行获取必要的背景信息来解释难以理解的或陌生的材料,这意味着课程的初步阅读清单将包含更广泛的 Asia American 资料,因此正确答案是 E。

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