Father Arnold Sprenger, dean of the college, emphasized, "In teaching Chinese students foreign languages, the most important thing is to allow them to know themselves and their society.
民國六十九年經教育部核准，是目前大專院校中唯一「學院級」的外國語文教學單位。孫神父強調：「教中國孩子學外語，要以中國的生活哲學為基礎。最主要是要讓學生瞭解他們自己是誰？