Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan penerapan teknik pembelajaran time token dan sikap  bahasa dalam meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara siswa. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode eksperimen digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Desain penelitian yang digunakan yaitu factorial design (2x2). Populasi penelitian ini yaitu siswa kelas VIII SMPN 1 Batang Anai. Kelas VIII 4 sebagai kelas eksperimen diterapkan teknik pembelajaran time token, sedangkan kelas VIII 5 sebagai kelas kontrol diterapkan teknik konvensional. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam melaksanakan penelitian yaitu angket dan tes unjuk kerja. Pemberian angket untuk menjaring data sikap bahasa siswa, sedangkan tes unjuk kerja diberikan untuk mengetahui keterampilan berbicara siswa. Penelitian ini melakukan dua kali pengujian hipotesis. Hipotesisi pertama untuk melihat peningkatan keterampilan berbicara siswa di kelas eksperimen dan control. Hasilnya, thitung =  2,235 dan ttabel = 1,671. Karena thitung> ttabel,  maka H0 ditolak dan H1 diterima. Hipotesisi kedua menghasilkan   = 1,598  sedang yaitu   1,79. Hal ini membuktikan bahwa sikap positif berbahasa dengan teknik time token dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara siswa dibanding tanpa teknik tersebut. Maka, dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahwa penerapan teknik pembelajaran time token dapat meningkatkan keterampilan berbicara siswa serta ada peningkatan aktivitas guru dan respon siswa tehadap pembelajaran.

Basically, a person’s character has been built since early childhood. The character can change along with civilization. Technology has a big role in character building of the millennial undergraduate students. Therefore, this research aimed to identify the factors character building of millennial undergraduate students in higher Islamic educational institutions in Aceh. Character is the disposition, behavior, mental characteristics, moral, personality, and character of a person that becomes self-identity. The study was conducted with qualitative research through descriptive research methods that describe the factors of character building. The population and sample of this study were undergraduate students of UIN ar-Raniry, IAIN Langsa, and STAIN Gajah Putih Takengon who represented the entire PTKIN millennial undergraduate students in Aceh. Instrument of collecting data are interviews and observations. The data obtained were analyzed by data triangulation to test the validity of the research data obtained. Based on research data, there are several factors which identify character building of millennial undergraduate students, namely: interference from parents in making choices, the environment during study in higher education, and adversity quotient (ability to overcome various difficulties) through their intelligence. Keywords: Character building; early childhood; millennial