Language switcher on page.tpl.php theme header

I am trying to show the language swithcer dynamically function -just as on the block but instead on switcher block on the header - page.tpl.php
and i tried with snippets below, but both cases it does not work any idea how it should be how it make work
_{(as alternative choosing the switcher block to show on the header area does not look right -breaks the theme look, so a snippet into the page.tpl.php should do the job just right)}

thank you in advance

<?php
function phptemplate_i18n_link($text, $target, $lang, $query= NULL, $fragment = NULL){
  $output = '<span class="i18n-link">';
  $attributes = ($lang == i18n_get_lang()) ? array('class' => 'active') : NULL;
  $output .= l(theme('i18n_language_icon', $lang), $target, $attributes, $query, $fragment, FALSE, TRUE);
  $output .= "&nbsp;";
  $output .= l($text, $target, $attributes, $query, $fragment, FALSE, TRUE);
  $output .= '</span>';
  return $output;
}
?>

and

<?php
function phptemplate_i18n_link($text, $target, $lang, $separator='&nbsp;'){
  $output = '<span class="i18n-link">';
  $attributes = ($lang == i18n_get_lang()) ? array('class' => 'active') : NULL;
  // $output .= l(theme('i18n_language_icon', $lang), $target, $attributes, NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
  // $output .= $separator;
  //  $output .= l($text, $target, $attributes, NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
  $output .= l(t($text), $target, $attributes, NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
  $output .= '</span>';
  return $output;
}
?>