WPML Language switcher, Languages as a default dropown value

/*
Added by WPML Support
*/

add_filter('wp_nav_menu_items', 'new_nav_menu_items', 10, 2);
function new_nav_menu_items($items, $args) {
    // uncomment this to find your theme's menu location
    //echo "args:<pre>"; print_r($args); echo "</pre>";

    // get languages
    $languages = apply_filters( 'wpml_active_languages', NULL, 'skip_missing=0' );

    // add $args->theme_location == 'primary-menu' in the conditional if we want to specify the menu location.

    if ( $languages && $args->theme_location == 'primary') {

        if(!empty($languages)){

 			$item_new = '<li class="menu-item"><a>'. __('Languages', 'custom_switcher') .'</a><ul class="sub-menu">';

            foreach($languages as $l){
                // flag with native name
                    $item_new  .= '<li class="menu-item"><a href="' . $l['url'] . '"><img src="' . $l['country_flag_url'] . '" height="12" alt="' . $l['language_code'] . '" width="18" /> ' . $l['native_name'] . '</a></li>';
                    //only flag
                    //$items = $items . '<li class="menu-item menu-item-language"><a href="' . $l['url'] . '"><img src="' . $l['country_flag_url'] . '" height="12" alt="' . $l['language_code'] . '" width="18" /></a></li>';

            }
            $item_new  .= '</ul></li>';

            $items = $items . $item_new;
        }
    }

    return $items;
}