Natalie McManus Chu

Professor McManus Chu (PhD, MA, Spanish, University of Virginia; BA in Spanish, University of Pittsburgh) is a Visiting Teaching Faculty of Spanish. With almost 20 years of experience teaching at the university level, Professor McManus Chu has taught Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Spanish courses both in person and virtually. She currently teaches in the Spanish Basic Language Program and serves as course coordinator for SPN 2220. Professor McManus Chu enjoys spending time with her family as well as teaching yoga. She also cannot wait to sit down with a good book and just read the day away.

Research interests

19th-21st Century Piratical Literature
Effective teaching practices in the foreign language classroom, with a focus on implicit learning activities

Courses taught

Elementary Spanish I (SPN 1120)
Elementary Spanish II (SPN 1121)
Elementary Spanish III (SPN 2220)