This study aims to develop the teaching materials for speaking Mandarin language based on a quantum approach. The materials are developed based on the target needs and in line with the students' learning styles. This study analyzes the lecturer's and students' needs in the domains of learning styles, learning goals, themes/topics, learning materials, learning strategies, learning methods, learning media, and evaluation. This study employed qualitative and quantitative approaches by distributing

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... a questionnaire to one lecturer and 19 students. The results revealed that the lecturer and students needed new teaching materials delivered by the quantum approach. The domains with the largest percentage of presentation were learning objectives 100%, themes/topics 100%, speaking teaching materials 95%, learning media90%, and student-centered method 63%. Keywords: needs analysis, speaking teaching materials, quantum approach According to Atwi, the following characteristics of students need to be considered in the instructional design process [5]. This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license -http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. 51  Learning motivation, external or internal, as the basis of choosing learning strategies.  Access to learning resources that are relevant to learning materials as the basis for determining the appropriateness of the learning materials.