The learners provided feedback on how to better select
ambient music, confirming qualities identified in the literature review such as mid-tempo
over faster or slower pieces and music with fewer crescendos. The research also further
supported the practice through supportive datum drawn from positive responses to the
questionnaires and interviews further backed by the archival data. This positive relation
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should provide groundwork for on possible means to enhance ESL programs in not only
Japan, but worldwide, through the non-invasive method outlined in this research