Reading in Japanese on the iPhone

Somehow I missed it until recently, but did you know that your iPhone has a built-in dictionary? And even more interesting for language learners (at the intermediate level and above), the dictionary is in the language of your OS! So, because I have my iPhone set to Japanese, my dictionary is also in Japanese. Here’s how to do it:

1. Set your OS language to Japanese (or whatever language you’re learning).
   
2. Read a webpage in the mobile Safari web browser (such as a free book from 青空文庫).
   
3. Touch and hold a word that you want defined. Then touch 辞書 (or the word for “dictionary” in your language).
   
4. View the pronunciation and definition, then go directly back to the webpage when you are ready.
   
5. Bonus! You can even practice your second language when looking up English words.
   

What do you think? Useful for you or your students? Let me know if you try it out!