that storytelling technique demands students to interact with the audience, it encourages them to enhance their language skills, especially speaking and
listening. Storytelling enables students to communicate with others by sharing knowledge and experience. Students are also encouraged to improve their
communicative abilities since they learn to be able to express what is in their mind in such a way that others can understand them.
3. The Students of Senior High School Grade Eleven
It is incredibly important to know the characteristics of the eleventh grade students of senior high school considering that this study is related to them. The
eleventh grade students of senior high school are classified into adolescence phase. Konopka as cited by Pikunas 1976: 240 states that the period of
adolescence ranges between twelve to twenty two years old. Furthermore, he adds that adolescence is divided into three stages namely early adolescence, in which
the members are those who are 12-15 years old, middle adolescence, in which the members are those who are 15-18 years old, and late adolescence, in which the
members are those who are 19-22 years old. According to Pikunas 1976: 248, the major characteristics of those who
belong to adolescence stage are “peer identification, self-reorganization, external interest and activity, and growth of self-regulation.” Those characteristics can be
elaborated as follows: a.
Peer Identification Adolescent boys and girls tend to have two sets of motivation in social
life; “the egoistical motivation and social motivation” 1976: 248. Egoistical
motivation focuses on individual satisfaction, whereas social motivation aims to grab connection, appreciation, acceptance from the society, and build
relationships with them. In order to build the approval and acceptance from the peers, adolescent has a tendency to build higher status and reputation in
purpose to be famous among peers. Thus, they become progressively more sensitive and react sturdily to events that can gain their popularity.
b. Self-Reorganization
Adolescent boys and girls change not only physically but also mentally. They try to find new better principles, attitudes, and interests to reorganize the
personality. They are eager to show that they are no longer children. c.
External Interest and Activity Adolescent boys and girls are interested in various kinds of things and
activities. They are usually interested in any activities in which they can take part directly and practise their abilities to show their interests. Therefore, they
are inclined to be interested in new and challenging things. d.
Growth of Self-Regulation Adolescent boys and girls have had a fine self-control. They have known
the good and the bad ones. They even have built a good emotional management. They will try hard to build and keep the relationship to achieve
fame and leadership among peers. In accordance with the characteristics of adolescence above, the writer
conclude that storytelling technique is appropriate to be applied to enhance students’ language competence. Through stories, students are allowed to express
their thoughts and opinions, to enrich their knowledge, and at the same time to enhance their language competence considering that the technique is based on
integrated language-learning approach.
4. The Understanding of Integrated Language-Learning Approach
