diff --git a/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.1/root_import_macro_picklanguage.wgpkg b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.1/root_import_macro_picklanguage.wgpkg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30ba71727
Binary files /dev/null and b/docs/upgrades/packages-7.8.1/root_import_macro_picklanguage.wgpkg differ
diff --git a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
index 392c75f9a..b074415c1 100644
--- a/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
+++ b/etc/WebGUI.conf.original
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@
     "Page"             : "Page", 
     "PageTitle"        : "PageTitle", 
     "PageUrl"          : "PageUrl", 
+    "PickLanguage"     : "PickLanguage",
     "RandomAssetProxy" : "RandomAssetProxy", 
     "RandomThread"     : "RandomThread", 
     "RootTitle"        : "RootTitle", 
@@ -968,6 +969,7 @@
     "WebGUI::Content::AssetManager",
     "WebGUI::Content::AssetDiscovery",
     "WebGUI::Content::PassiveAnalytics",
+    "WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage",
     "WebGUI::Content::AjaxI18N",
     "WebGUI::Content::Account",
     "WebGUI::Content::AssetHistory",
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Content/SetLanguage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Content/SetLanguage.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..651ad10e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Content/SetLanguage.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage;
+
+=head1 LEGAL
+
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+  (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+  this software.
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+  http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+ -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=cut
+
+
+use strict;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use WebGUI::International;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Sets or delete an scratch variable that overrides the profile field language
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+use WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage;
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler();
+
+=head1 SUBROUTINES
+
+These subroutines are available from this package:
+
+handler
+
+=cut
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 handler ( session, op, setLanguage )
+
+sets or delete scratch variable in a session and returns undef
+
+=head3 session
+
+The current WebGUI::Session object.
+
+=head3 op
+
+op should be setLanguage to call the handler
+
+=head3 language
+
+language should be an installed language or delete
+
+=cut
+
+
+sub handler {
+	my ($session) = @_;
+	return undef unless $session->form->get('op') eq 'setLanguage';
+	my $language = $session->form->get('language');
+	#check whether a language has been given in the url
+	if (!$language) { 
+		$session->log->error('There is no language given to this method');
+		return undef;
+	}
+	#make it possible to delete the language scratch variable from the session
+	if ($language eq 'delete' ) {
+		$session->scratch->removeLanguageOverride;
+		return undef;
+	}
+	#set a scratch variable language or throw error if language is not installed
+	else {
+		return $session->scratch->setLanguageOverride($language);
+	}
+}
+1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Help/Macro_PickLanguage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Macro_PickLanguage.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5bb02f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Help/Macro_PickLanguage.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package WebGUI::Help::Macro_PickLanguage;
+
+use strict; 
+
+
+our $HELP = { 
+	'template variables' => {     
+		title => 'picklanguage title',
+		body => '',
+		fields =>[],
+		'variables' => [
+			{
+				name => "lang_loop",
+				variables => [
+					{
+					name => "language_lang",
+					},
+					{
+					name => "language_langAbbr",
+					},
+					{
+					name => "language_langAbbrLoc",
+					},
+					{
+					name => "language_langEng",
+					},
+				],
+			},
+		],
+		related => [  
+		],
+	},
+
+};
+
+1;  ##All perl modules must return true
+#vim:ft=perl
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
index 900fb9160..942517db0 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ Specify a default language. Defaults to user preference or "English".
 sub new {
 	my ($class, $session, $namespace, $language) = @_;
     $namespace ||= 'WebGUI';
-    $language ||= $session->user->profileField('language');
+    $language ||= $session->scratch->getLanguageOverride() || $session->user->profileField('language');
 	my $self =
         bless {
             _session   => $session,
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Macro/PickLanguage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Macro/PickLanguage.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..306f4f183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Macro/PickLanguage.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage; # edit this line to match your own macro name
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use strict;
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Package WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This macro makes a link for each installed language so when clicked the SetLanguage contetntHandler is called and sets the language in the scratch. The link text is the label from the language.
+
+=head2 process( $session )
+
+The main macro class, Macro.pm, will call this subroutine and pass it
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+A session variable
+
+=item templateId
+
+This macro takes a templateId to show the links
+
+=back
+
+=cut
+
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub process {
+	my $session 	= shift;
+	my $templateId 	= shift || "_aE16Rr1-bXBf8SIaLZjCg";
+	my $template 	= WebGUI::Asset::Template->new($session, $templateId);
+        return "Could not instanciate template with id [$templateId]" unless $template;
+	my $i18n 	= WebGUI::International->new($session);
+	my $languages 	= $i18n->getLanguages();
+	my $vars 	= {'lang_loop' => []};
+	foreach my $language ( keys %$languages ) {
+		my $langVars = {};
+		$langVars->{ 'language_url' } 		= '?op=setLanguage;language=' . $language ;
+		$langVars->{ 'language_lang' } 		= $i18n->getLanguage($language , 'label');
+		$langVars->{ 'language_langAbbr' } 	= $i18n->getLanguage($language, 'languageAbbreviation');
+		$langVars->{ 'language_langAbbrLoc' } 	= $i18n->getLanguage($language, 'locale');
+		$langVars->{ 'language_langEng' } 	= $language;
+		push(@{$vars->{lang_loop}}, $langVars);
+	}
+	return $template->process($vars);
+}
+
+1;
+
+#vim:ft=perl
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Scratch.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Scratch.pm
index fb6add7d3..d069fd694 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Scratch.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Scratch.pm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package WebGUI::Session::Scratch;
 =cut
 
 use strict;
+use WebGUI::International;
 
 =head1 NAME
 
@@ -160,6 +161,19 @@ sub get {
 	return $self->{_data}{$var};
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 getLanguageOverride ()
+
+Retrieves the language of the session scratch
+
+=cut
+
+sub getLanguageOverride {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $languageOverride = $self->session->scratch->get('language');
+	return $languageOverride;
+}
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -180,7 +194,18 @@ sub new {
 	bless {_session=>$session, _data=>$data}, $class;
 }
 
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+=head2 removeLanguageOverride()
+
+Removes the language scratch variable from the session
+
+=cut
+
+sub removeLanguageOverride {
+	my $self = shift;
+	$self->session->scratch->delete('language');
+}
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 =head2 session ( )
@@ -220,5 +245,30 @@ sub set {
 	$self->session->db->write("insert into userSessionScratch (sessionId, name, value) values (?,?,?) on duplicate key update value=VALUES(value)", [$self->session->getId, $name, $value]);
 }
 
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+=head2 setLanguageOverride ( language )
+
+Sets a scratch variable language in the session if the language is installed
+
+=head3 language
+
+The language that should be set into the session
+
+=cut
+
+sub setLanguageOverride {
+	my $self = shift;
+	my $language = shift;
+        my $i18n = WebGUI::International->new($self->session);
+        if($i18n->getLanguages()->{$language}) {
+                $self->session->scratch->set("language",$language);
+                return undef;
+        }
+        else {
+                $self->session->log->error("Language $language is not installed in this site");
+                return undef;
+	}
+}
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Macro_PickLanguage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Macro_PickLanguage.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4f1cc78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Macro_PickLanguage.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package WebGUI::i18n::English::Macro_PickLanguage;  ##Be sure to change the package name to match the filename
+
+use strict; ##Required for all good Perl::Critic compliant code
+
+our $I18N = { ##hashref of hashes
+	'picklanguage title' => {
+		message => q|PickLanguage macro template variables|,
+		lastUpdated => 1131394070,
+		context => q|Title of the help object|
+	},
+	'lang_loop' => { ##key that will be used to reference this entry.  Do not translate this.
+		message => q|A loop that contains all installed languages|,
+		lastUpdated => 1131394070, #seconds from the epoch
+		context => q|A template loop|
+	},
+
+	'language_lang' => {
+		message => q|The name of the language in that language.|,
+		lastUpdated => 1131394072,
+		context => q|A template variable to show the name of the language|
+	},
+	
+	'language_langAbbr' => {
+		message => q|An standard code for the language, for instance "en".|,
+		lastUpdated => 1131394072,
+		context => q|A label of the language to use in the template|
+	},
+	'language_langAbbrLoc' => {
+                message => q|An standard abbreviated label for the language, for instance "US".|,
+                lastUpdated => 1131394072,
+                context => q|A label of the language to use in the template|
+        },
+	'language_langEng' => {
+                message => q|The English name of the language.|,
+                lastUpdated => 1131394072,
+                context => q|A label of the language to use in the template|
+        },
+	'language_url' => {
+                message => q|The url that sets the WebGUI language to the selected language.|,
+                lastUpdated => 1131394072,
+                context => q|The url to change languages|
+        },
+
+
+};
+
+1;
+#vim:ft=perl
diff --git a/t/Content/SetLanguage.t b/t/Content/SetLanguage.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20f6978fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/Content/SetLanguage.t
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+use WebGUI::Test;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage;
+
+# load your modules here
+
+use Test::More tests => 5; # increment this value for each test you create
+
+my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
+
+# put your tests here
+my $formvariables = {
+	'op' =>'setLanguage',
+	'language' => 'English'
+};
+#test 1
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+is($session->scratch->getLanguageOverride, 'English', 'the language was not set');
+#test2
+$formvariables->{'language'} = 'delete';
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+is($session->scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'language delete should remove the scratch variable');
+#test3
+$formvariables->{'op'} = 'SetLanguage';
+$formvariables->{'language'} = 'English';
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+is($session->scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'Naming the method wrongly should not change anything');
+#test4
+$formvariables->{'op'} = 'setLanguage';
+$formvariables->{'language'} = 'MyImaginaryLanguageThatIsNotInstalled';
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+is($session->scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'Giving a non installed language should not change anything');
+#test5
+$formvariables->{'language'} = undef;
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+is($session->scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'Passing an empty language variable should return undef');
+
diff --git a/t/International.t b/t/International.t
index 2ed665dda..b608efe59 100644
--- a/t/International.t
+++ b/t/International.t
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ use WebGUI::Session;
 use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
 use File::Copy;
 use File::Spec;
+use WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage;
 
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
 
 my $numTests  = 1; ##For conditional load check
 my $langTests = 4; ##For language look-up tests
-$numTests    += 12 + $langTests;
+$numTests    += 20 + $langTests;
 
 plan tests => $numTests;
 
@@ -50,6 +51,16 @@ is($i18n->get('topicName', 'WebGUI'), 'WebGUI', 'get: test manual namespace over
 
 installPigLatin();
 
+#tests for sub new
+my $i18nNew1 = WebGUI::International->new($session);
+is($i18nNew1->{_language}, 'English', 'Calling new without parameters should return object with language English');
+is($i18nNew1->{_namespace}, 'WebGUI', 'Calling without parameters should give namespace WebgUI');
+my $i18nNew2 = WebGUI::International->new($session, 'WebGUI::Asset');
+is($i18nNew2->{_language}, 'English', 'Calling new with only namespace parameter should return object with language English');
+is($i18nNew2->{_namespace}, 'WebGUI::Asset', 'Calling with only parameter namespace should give requested namespace');
+my $i18nNew3 = WebGUI::International->new($session, undef , 'PigLatin');
+is($i18nNew3->{_language}, 'PigLatin', 'Calling new with only language parameter should return object with language PigLatin');
+is($i18nNew3->{_namespace}, 'WebGUI', 'Calling with only parameter namespace should give WebGUI ');
 my $languages = $i18n->getLanguages();
 
 my $gotPigLatin = exists $languages->{PigLatin};
@@ -102,6 +113,24 @@ sub installPigLatin {
 	);
 }
 
+#test for sub new with language overridden by scratch
+my $formvariables = {
+        'op' =>'setLanguage',
+        'language' => 'PigLatin'
+};
+$session->request->setup_body($formvariables);
+WebGUI::Content::SetLanguage::handler($session);
+my $newi18n = WebGUI::International->new($session);
+        is(
+                $newi18n->get('webgui','WebGUI','PigLatin'),
+                'ebGUIWay',
+                'if the piglatin language is in the scratch that messages should be retrieved'
+);
+	is(
+		$newi18n->get('104','Asset','PigLatin'),
+                $newi18n->get('104', 'WebGUI', 'English'),
+                'Language check after SetLanguage contentHandler : key from missing file return English key'
+);
 END {
 	unlink File::Spec->catfile(WebGUI::Test->lib, qw/WebGUI i18n PigLatin WebGUI.pm/);
 	unlink File::Spec->catfile(WebGUI::Test->lib, qw/WebGUI i18n PigLatin.pm/);
diff --git a/t/Macro/PickLanguage.t b/t/Macro/PickLanguage.t
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad93afb6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/Macro/PickLanguage.t
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# WebGUI is Copyright 2001-2009 Plain Black Corporation.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Please read the legal notices (docs/legal.txt) and the license
+# (docs/license.txt) that came with this distribution before using
+# this software.
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+# http://www.plainblack.com                     info@plainblack.com
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------
+use FindBin;
+use strict;
+use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
+ 
+use WebGUI::Test;
+use WebGUI::Session;
+use WebGUI::Asset::Template;
+
+use Test::More; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::Deep;
+use Test::MockObject;
+use Test::MockObject::Extends;
+  
+my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
+ 
+my $numTests = 3;
+ 
+$numTests += 1; #For the use_ok
+ 
+plan tests => $numTests;
+ 
+my $macro = 'WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage';
+my $loaded = use_ok($macro);
+ 
+my $macroMock = Test::MockObject->new({});
+$macroMock->set_isa('WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage');
+$macroMock->set_true('process');
+ 
+#test for normal use
+
+my $templateId = 'PICKLANGUAGE_TEMPLATE_';
+ 
+my $templateMock = Test::MockObject->new({});
+$templateMock->set_isa('WebGUI::Asset::Template');
+$templateMock->set_always('getId', $templateId);
+my $templateVars;
+$templateMock->mock('process', sub { $templateVars = $_[1]; } );
+ 
+ 
+{
+      WebGUI::Test->mockAssetId($templateId, $templateMock);
+      WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage::process($session,$templateMock->getId);
+       
+      cmp_deeply(
+          $templateVars,
+              {
+                      lang_loop => [
+                      {       'language_url' => '?op=setLanguage;language=English',
+                              'language_lang' => 'English',
+                              'language_langAbbr' => 'en',
+                              'language_langAbbrLoc' => 'US',
+                              'language_langEng' => 'English'
+                      },
+              ],
+              },
+              'some template variables are created'
+      );
+      WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateId);
+}
+
+#test when template Id is left empty
+
+$templateId = '';
+my $templateNoId = $templateMock->mock('process','');
+$templateMock->set_always('getId', $templateId);
+$templateMock->mock('process', sub { $templateVars = $_[1]; } );
+
+{
+
+      WebGUI::Test->mockAssetId($templateId, $templateMock);
+      WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage::process($session,$templateMock->getId);
+
+      cmp_deeply(
+          $templateVars,
+              {
+                      lang_loop => [
+                      {       'language_url' => '?op=setLanguage;language=English',
+                              'language_lang' => 'English',
+                              'language_langAbbr' => 'en',
+                              'language_langAbbrLoc' => 'US',
+                              'language_langEng' => 'English'
+                      },
+              ],
+              },
+              'some template variables are created, when no templateId is passed on with the macro'
+      );
+      WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateId);
+}
+
+
+#{
+#      WebGUI::Test->mockAssetId($templateNoId, $templateMock);
+#      $error = WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage::process($session,$templateMock->getId);
+#
+#	is($error,'Could not instanciate template with id []',"Empty template Id should return error");
+#	
+#	WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateNoId);
+#}
+
+#test for an incorrect template Id 
+
+$templateId = '1234567890123456789012';
+my $templateWrongId = $templateMock->mock('process','');
+$templateMock->set_always('getId', $templateId);
+$templateMock->mock('process', sub { $templateVars = $_[1]; } );
+my $error;
+
+
+{
+      WebGUI::Test->mockAssetId($templateWrongId, $templateMock);
+      $error = WebGUI::Macro::PickLanguage::process($session,$templateMock->getId);
+
+        is($error,'Could not instanciate template with id [1234567890123456789012]',"Template from the wrong namespace should not be initiated");
+	WebGUI::Test->unmockAssetId($templateWrongId);
+}
+
diff --git a/t/Session/Scratch.t b/t/Session/Scratch.t
index 1b56afcbd..948e5bdf8 100644
--- a/t/Session/Scratch.t
+++ b/t/Session/Scratch.t
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use lib "$FindBin::Bin/../lib";
 use WebGUI::Test;
 use WebGUI::Session;
 
-use Test::More tests => 58; # increment this value for each test you create
+use Test::More tests => 62; # increment this value for each test you create
 use Test::Deep;
  
 my $session = WebGUI::Test->session;
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ is($sessionBank[0]->scratch->deleteNameByValue('',''), undef, 'deleteNameByValue
 is($sessionBank[3]->scratch->deleteNameByValue('falseValue','0'), 1, 'deleteNameByValue will delete values that are false (0)');
 is($sessionBank[2]->scratch->deleteNameByValue('falseValue',''), 1, "deleteNameByValue will delete values that are false ('')");
 
+$scratch->setLanguageOverride('English');
+is($scratch->getLanguageOverride, 'English', 'session scratch language is not correctly set');
+$scratch->removeLanguageOverride;
+is($scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'The session scratch variable language is not removed');
+$scratch->setLanguageOverride('myimmaginarylanguagethatisnotinstalled');
+is($scratch->getLanguageOverride, undef, 'A non-existing language is set');
+$scratch->setLanguageOverride('English');
+$scratch->setLanguageOverride();
+is($scratch->getLanguageOverride, 'English', 'A empty string is falsely recognised as a language');
+
 END {
 	$session->scratch->deleteAll;
 	foreach my $wgSess ($newSession, @sessionBank) {