Abstract

Human civilization always develops through the reforms that occur around it. Human life in the globalization era is greatly influenced by technological advances, for example in the fields of communication, economy, education, society, and culture. Current internet technology makes humans better facilitated so that access to communication and information can be achieved more easily. However, this ease of communication and information has a less encouraging impact on cultural aspects. One of them is the decreasing interest of young learners in folktales, the cultural heritage of their nation. They think folktales are no longer relevant to modern globalization.  Digital storytelling, a product of technological advancement is created to revive folktales that have faded in the hearts of young learners. Two problem formulations are presented in this study; why folktale is important to revive in this digital era and how digital storytelling can revive folktales as a nation’s cultural heritage among young learners. Having library research, this study uses a descriptive qualitative method and the result of this study is digital storytelling can help preserve folktales as a local cultural heritage.

Keywords: digital storytelling, folktales, reviving, Z-generation