Dominik Banhold

Dominik Banhold is a faculty member at the University of Würzburg, affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy and the Institute for German Philology. He serves as part of the Chair of Didactics of German Language and Literature, focusing on German language education, linguistic standards, and educational media. His work spans textbook development, grammar instruction, and the historical analysis of language norms in educational contexts.

• Department: Institute for German Philology
• School: Faculty of Philosophy
• University: University of Würzburg

Research interests include German didactics, linguistic standardization, educational media, historical linguistics, and pragmatic analysis. His work examines the evolution of language norms in school grammars, interactive grammar exercises, and the sociolinguistic aspects of communication genres like dating advertisements and partnership announcements.

Recent publications focus on textbook development, grammatical variation, and educational methodologies. Notable works include German Competent 12/13 (2024, in preparation), Communicative English Grammar (2018), and studies on language codification in school grammars (2016).

Contact: dominik.banhold@uni-wuerzburg.de