adjacency pairs- the strange connection between students being sat beside each other in the first lesson and forming couples

back channelling- TEFL euphemism for shirt lifting

boundary marker-use of textbooks to stake out territory on a desk

caretaker talk- “pesky kids”, “ragamuffins”, “no good scoundrels” etc

checking moves- watching someone else dance

conversational repairs- the subconscious belief that standing round and talking about fixing something is enough

discourse markers-waving board pens around to emphasize your point

framing move- undermining the students’ faith in the textbook so you can later blame everything on it rather than you

initiation-response-follow-up- The classic method for getting a date with a student

opening move – students who are wondering about the point of the lesson reaching for their textbooks

paralinguistic- speaking like a paratrooper

paralinguistic indicators of involvement- students licking their lips

product-oriented talk- chatting about brands

vernacular grammar- as spoken by your Uncle Vern

Must be reading jargon free TEFL books too often nowadays, so only a few up there. If you are a recent convert, want more and have nothing better to do for 15 to 150 minutes, here is Part 16 and here is the whole archived dictionary so far.