How-to insert "sidebox content" in the header ?

Hello everybody.

I am making a new template.

I want to show all languages available in my header.
I know I have to edit my includes/templates/NEW_TEMP/common/tpl_header.php

I tryed a
require('includes/modules/sideboxes/languages.php');
or a
require('includes/templates/NEW_TEMP/sideboxes/languages.php');

But both crash.
For inc/module : templates/NEW_TEMP/ : $column_box_default is not defined.
For inc/templates/ : $lng->catalog_languages seems to be null.

How can I have the languages in the header ? Have I to write a new module ?
Thanks.

I achieved this with the Featured products on a template I did, but I probably didn't do it the way someone with more experience coding would...

What I did is moved the entire code from the sidebox right (for the featured products) into the header and then put only the feature product box in the right column.

It worked - yes - but it's probably not the RIGHT way to make it work.

Thank you TinaS.

In fact, yes. Moving the entire code from the right-sidebox was a good idea ! But I have to show the 2 sideboxes for this shop...

I wonder if I will rewrite my header in order to include the languages, or if I will use a "hack", overriding the "single column" mode. (Like you made for the right-column...)

This post should help you: Language/Currency Links in Header

Oh YES !!!
Thank you ideasgirl !
And thanks to bunyip ! :thumbsup: