in the given below give me the specific which part of the LEP/s of the country clearly indicate the languages spoken in the country and the status assigned to Timor leste? Timor Leste is the newest member of SEAMEO. An estimated nineteen languages are spoken in the country (Ethnologue, 2005). According to the Constitution of 2002, Tetum and Portuguese are the official languages, and English and Indonesian have the status of working languages as long as theiruse is considered necessary. The Constitution also states that Tetum and othernational languages will be valued and developed by the state (Cabral & MartinJones, 2008; Ethnologue, 2005; Leclerc, 2009; Leite, 2008; Millo & Barnett, 2004; SEAMEO, 2008; Timor Leste, 2008; UNESCO, 2007a).According to the National Census of 2004, approximately 37% of the population speaks, reads, and writes Portuguese to some extent, and 86% speaks, reads, and writes Tetum.4 However, these figures are based on self-reported declarations, and may range from a competency of few words to full fluency. No definition is available about what level of proficiency is referred to here (Timor Leste, 2008). Linguists with knowledge on the language situation in the region would see these figures as highly inflated. Furthermore, the 2004 Census figuresdo not distinguish between first and second language speakers of Portuguese and Tetum. It is a widely acknowledged fact that only a proportion of Timorese are first language speakers of either of the official languages (Cabral & MartinJones, 2008; Ethnologue, 2005; Leclerc, 2009; Millo & Barnett, 2004; Timor Leste,2008).The language-of-education situation in Timor Leste has been in a constant flux ever since Independence in 1999. Currently, both official languages are used as languages of instruction in formal education. In some places, the learners’ mother tongue is also used orally to facilitate the learning process, especially at the primary level. It is estimated, however, that only about 40% of children know Tetum or Portuguese, the two languages of instruction, when they start formal education. This is likely reflected in low levels of achievement. In 2006, for example, 80% of Grade 3 students did not achieve minimum levels of learning in mathematics, Tetum, and Portuguese (Timor Leste, 2008). A new language-in-education policy was adopted in October 2008 (Basic Law on Education), making both Portuguese and Tetum languages of instruction. Timorese education officials give credit to SEAMEO’s regional consultation of February 2008 as an important step in the formation of the new policy. The current policy is a great improvement in comparison to the former Education Policy of 2004-08, which used Portuguese as the main language of instruction, with Tetum used mostly orally as an auxiliary language. In the proposed bilingual model, Tetum is the main language of instruction in Grade 1, though with some latitude given to Portuguese as well. In Grade 2, half of the curriculum is taught in Tetum, and half in Portuguese. In Grade 3, Portuguese dominates, and from Grade 4 onwards Portuguese is the only language of instruction and literacy.