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The objectives of this research are to know the strategies used in Basic
Speaking Drills and to know whether or not those strategies can build students’ character. This research is descriptive qualitative. The subject of this research is students of Basic Speaking Class in general. The findings from the problems show that there are seven strategies in speaking drills and those strategies can build students’ character into attentive, active, creative, innovative, discipline, and
responsible. Thus the strategies of Basic Speaking could build students’ character.
Key words: speaking drills, character building, strategies