ABSTRACT
This chapter reflects on ethnographic research in two school communities in Vanuatu. A key aim of ethnography is to understand the perspectives of those within the communities among whom the researcher is living. I reflect on how we gain different insights depending on which language we choose to use, and how successful we are in utilising and affiliating with the relevant linguistic resources. I consider the way my affiliation with and competence in Bislama, English and French affected my understanding of the linguistic undercurrents of Vanuatu’s education system.
