Need advice on ENGLISH LANGUAGE

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hello all,

i just need some advice to what kind of english exam should i take? i am planning to take the celban(canadian english language benchmark assessment for nurses). anybody have an idea what is this all about? i am presently in winnipeg. i am a nurse from the phillipines. the crnm still require english exam before writting the nursing licensure. hope someone can help me. thank u in advance...

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Specializes in Psychiatry.

Hi BlueLady79,

I'm not sure this will help you but I'm a foreign trained nurse with French as a first language. I am applying to work in the U.S. and for this I, too, have to pass a test of English. This test shows a candidate proficiency in English as a foreign language; TOEFL or Test of English as a Foreign Language (www.toefl.org). No need to pass a test specialized in "english-nursing"...

Anyway, good luck ;) !

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Specializes in geratrics, orthopedy, anesthesia.

Dear colleague!

All information about English exams that CRNM requeire for license application process you can find in this site: http://www.crnm.mb.ca/downloads/instructions_international06.pdf

and

in site of CELBAN (http://www.celban.org/celban/display_page.asp?page_id=1) you can although to take self-assessment test.

Good luck!

Dan, RN

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Specializes in NICU.

Hallo everyone,

l have been requested to write the CELBAN by CRNBC before attempting the CRNE. My problem is finding the preparation material for this. Does anyone out there have any study materials that l can borrow. Please l need your help. Thank you in advance.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

This five-year-old thread will be moved to the International Forum. Practicing Canadian nurses aren't required to pass CELBAN, and most of them don't have a clue what you're talking about.

I don't believe there are specific study resources for this exam. It's an English language exam, with sections on reading comprehension, oral proficiency, writing, spelling and grammar. It's vital that nurses in Canada are able to communicate clearly in English as patients' lives may depend on their ability to provide clear descriptions of what's happening to them to others.

Is there an English-language television station available to you? Listening to this would help you with pronunciation, grammar, verb tenses and comprehension. If you're able to have it subtitled, so much the better. Reading posts here will help as well, as long as you avoid getting trapped by the text-speak that is seeping into so many posts these days. Download BabelFish (free) and use it to translate for you to ensure you're understanding what you read. Good luck.

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Specializes in NICU.
This five-year-old thread will be moved to the International Forum. Practicing Canadian nurses aren't required to pass CELBAN, and most of them don't have a clue what you're talking about.

I don't believe there are specific study resources for this exam. It's an English language exam, with sections on reading comprehension, oral proficiency, writing, spelling and grammar. It's vital that nurses in Canada are able to communicate clearly in English as patients' lives may depend on their ability to provide clear descriptions of what's happening to them to others.

Is there an English-language television station available to you? Listening to this would help you with pronunciation, grammar, verb tenses and comprehension. If you're able to have it subtitled, so much the better. Reading posts here will help as well, as long as you avoid getting trapped by the text-speak that is seeping into so many posts these days. Download BabelFish (free) and use it to translate for you to ensure you're understanding what you read. Good luck.

Thank you very much for the information and advice. Greatly appreciated.

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Specializes in Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health.
Hi BlueLady79,

I'm not sure this will help you but I'm a foreign trained nurse with French as a first language. I am applying to work in the U.S. and for this I, too, have to pass a test of English. This test shows a candidate proficiency in English as a foreign language; TOEFL or Test of English as a Foreign Language (www.toefl.org). No need to pass a test specialized in "english-nursing"...

Anyway, good luck ;) !

I second this post. I used to be an English teacher and the TOEFL is a widely respected, generally accepted test of English proficiency.

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