Matt Kanefsky

kanefsky@msu.edu
(517) 884-6319

B480 Wells Hall
619 Red Cedar Rd
East Lansing, MI 48824

FacultyRomance and Classical Studies

Basic Language Instruction Coordinator
French

Biography

Matt Kanefsky is the Assistant Director of Language Instruction for French in RCS where he teaches introductory courses in French language as well as French phonetics. Additionally, he serves as the coordinator of the lower level language program and is the direct supervisor of the TA’s and instructors in the 100-200 level program. In this capacity, he works on curriculum development, scheduling and conflict resolution. During the month of August, you will find him working with our annual Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants Orientation in collaboration with several other units at MSU. He is a regular presenter at the annual meeting of the Michigan World Language Association and is involved in a number of projects related to the teaching of French at MSU. Prior to coming to here, he taught high school French for eleven years in Ohio and Massachusetts. 

Degree:  M.A. in Applied Linguistics, University of Massachusetts– Boston

Position:  Assistant Director of Language Instruction for French 

University News

French Language Faculty Member Receives Statewide Teaching Award
Published October 26, 2022 in College of Arts & Letters
A picture of a man in a green hat and blue t-shirt smiling; there are mountains in the background.
Matt Kanefsky received the Michigan World Language Association’s (MIWLA) Georges J. Joyaux Post-Secondary Educator Award for his outstanding achievement as an Academic Specialist in Michigan State…Read now »