I use storytelling when teaching my ESL students here in the United States. I'm American, but I lived for many years as an English teacher in Korea. I have lots of personal anecdotes and stories from my time in Korea that help me make connections with my students, who all come from countries outside the U.S. I think my stories help my students know that I understand their struggles to understand language and culture here in America and that they can trust me to help them.