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What is the CELBAN Exam?
The CELBAN exam stands for the Canadian English Language Benchmark Assessment for Nursers and is issued by the Canadian English Language Assessment Services (CELAS). It follows The Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) to identify to help define the language demands that are used to verify the language competency of internationally trained nurses. The tasks on the CELBAN are designed to represent authentic tasks based on an in depth analysis of the language demands of the nursing profession across Canada. For more information, browse through the official site for CELBAN.
What Does it Include?
There are essentially 2 tests, a Group Test (Listening, Reading, and Writing) and a Speaking Test. Most of the time a candidate takes both but you can take them separately.
Group Test
Listening
The Listening Assessment measures your ability to understand spoken English. There are two video-taped scenarios, and two audio scenarios. Each scenario is played only once but you will have some time to read the questions or the charts before the it begins. After the scenario you have some time to check your answers.
There are 2 parts of tasks in the Listening assessment:
1.Telephone Conversations
- between a receptionist and a patient
–between a medical office assistant and a patient
- between a nurse and a physician
–between a nurse and a family member
2.Verbal Shift Reports & Symptom Charts
–between a nurse and a physician
–between a nurse and a patient
Part 1. Telephone Conversations.
There are 4 listening tasks.
All questions are in multiple choice format
Each give 45 seconds to prepare by reviewing the questions & 45 seconds to review answers at end
Answers are put on an answer sheet and students are discouraged from writing on booklet
Example:
Task 1 – Booking a Follow-Up Appointment
Task 2 - Patient Injury - Comprehension Questions: Telephone Dialogue between Medical Office Assistant and Patient
Task 3 – Patient Status Report - Comprehension Questions: Dialogue between a Nurse and a Physician
Task 4 – Call for Advice Comprehension Questions: Dialogue between a Nurse and a Physician
Part 2: Verbal Shift Reports & Symptom Charts
There are 2 listening tasks (one task is played twice with a different set of question)
All questions are in multiple choice format but symptom chart looks slightly different
Each give 45 seconds to prepare by reviewing the questions & 45 seconds to review answers at end
Answers are put on an answer sheet and students are discouraged from writing on booklet
Example
Task 5A – Shift-to-Shift Report Messages given from nurses to nurses (1st round of questions)
Task 5B – Shift-to-Shift Report Messages given from nurses to nurses (2nd round of questions
Task 6 - Symptom Chart Dialogue between Nurse and Patient (played only once)
Writing (40 minutes)
There are two types of writing
• Narrative Report – Write a narrative to describe the details provided in an incident report. (20 minutes)
• Opinion Letter – Write a letter agreeing or disagreeing with a statement provided and supporting your opinion. (20 minutes)
Reading
There are two general types of reading
Reading passages – Articles that are related to nursing followed by a set of multiple choice questions for each passage.
Fill in the blanks – Reading passage with words missing followed by a gap-filling exercise.
1. Reading passages:
Read articles related to nursing practice
• Answer a series of multiple choice questions
or....
Read narrative notes:
Read a chart with nurse’s notes
• Answer a series of multiple choice questions
2. Complete a Fill in the Blanks Exercise:
Read a passage with missing words
• Choose the best word to fill in the blank from a list
Speaking (20-30 minutes)
PART I: Participating in Conversations and Discussions
Task 1 – Describe and Narrate
Task 2 – Compare and Contrast
Task 3 – Explain and Discuss .
Task 4 – Express and Support an Opinion
PART II: Participating in Role Plays
Role Play 1 – Gather Information
Role Play 2 – Give Instructions
Role Play 3 – Advise and Educate
Group Test
Listening
The Listening Assessment measures your ability to understand spoken English. There are two video-taped scenarios, and two audio scenarios. Each scenario is played only once but you will have some time to read the questions or the charts before the it begins. After the scenario you have some time to check your answers.
There are 2 parts of tasks in the Listening assessment:
1.Telephone Conversations
- between a receptionist and a patient
–between a medical office assistant and a patient
- between a nurse and a physician
–between a nurse and a family member
2.Verbal Shift Reports & Symptom Charts
–between a nurse and a physician
–between a nurse and a patient
Part 1. Telephone Conversations.
There are 4 listening tasks.
All questions are in multiple choice format
Each give 45 seconds to prepare by reviewing the questions & 45 seconds to review answers at end
Answers are put on an answer sheet and students are discouraged from writing on booklet
Example:
Task 1 – Booking a Follow-Up Appointment
Task 2 - Patient Injury - Comprehension Questions: Telephone Dialogue between Medical Office Assistant and Patient
Task 3 – Patient Status Report - Comprehension Questions: Dialogue between a Nurse and a Physician
Task 4 – Call for Advice Comprehension Questions: Dialogue between a Nurse and a Physician
Part 2: Verbal Shift Reports & Symptom Charts
There are 2 listening tasks (one task is played twice with a different set of question)
All questions are in multiple choice format but symptom chart looks slightly different
Each give 45 seconds to prepare by reviewing the questions & 45 seconds to review answers at end
Answers are put on an answer sheet and students are discouraged from writing on booklet
Example
Task 5A – Shift-to-Shift Report Messages given from nurses to nurses (1st round of questions)
Task 5B – Shift-to-Shift Report Messages given from nurses to nurses (2nd round of questions
Task 6 - Symptom Chart Dialogue between Nurse and Patient (played only once)
Writing (40 minutes)
There are two types of writing
• Narrative Report – Write a narrative to describe the details provided in an incident report. (20 minutes)
• Opinion Letter – Write a letter agreeing or disagreeing with a statement provided and supporting your opinion. (20 minutes)
Reading
There are two general types of reading
Reading passages – Articles that are related to nursing followed by a set of multiple choice questions for each passage.
Fill in the blanks – Reading passage with words missing followed by a gap-filling exercise.
1. Reading passages:
Read articles related to nursing practice
• Answer a series of multiple choice questions
or....
Read narrative notes:
Read a chart with nurse’s notes
• Answer a series of multiple choice questions
2. Complete a Fill in the Blanks Exercise:
Read a passage with missing words
• Choose the best word to fill in the blank from a list
Speaking (20-30 minutes)
PART I: Participating in Conversations and Discussions
Task 1 – Describe and Narrate
Task 2 – Compare and Contrast
Task 3 – Explain and Discuss .
Task 4 – Express and Support an Opinion
PART II: Participating in Role Plays
Role Play 1 – Gather Information
Role Play 2 – Give Instructions
Role Play 3 – Advise and Educate
How is it Scored and What Do I Need?
CELBAN tests are scored by two assessors who compare scores and convert them to CLB levels.
Listening
90 – 100% = CLB level 10
82 – 89% = CLB level 9
75 – 81% = CLB level 8
Reading
92 – 100% = CLB level 10
83 – 91% = CLB level 9
74 – 82% = CLB level 8
65 – 73% = CLB level 7
Speaking and Writing
In the Speaking section, there are nine criteria used in scoring;
In CELBAN Writing, there is several criteria used in scoring including
Task A
Spelling
Legibility
Point of Form
Main Points
Supporting Details
Task B
Effectiveness
Grammar
Fluency
Vocabulary
Content
Listening
90 – 100% = CLB level 10
82 – 89% = CLB level 9
75 – 81% = CLB level 8
Reading
92 – 100% = CLB level 10
83 – 91% = CLB level 9
74 – 82% = CLB level 8
65 – 73% = CLB level 7
Speaking and Writing
In the Speaking section, there are nine criteria used in scoring;
- General Use of Language
- Intelligibility
- Organization
- Fluency
- Connecting Ideas
- Use of Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Use of Speaking Strategies (eg asking for clarification, correcting yourself....)
- Speaking Tasks effectiveness
In CELBAN Writing, there is several criteria used in scoring including
Task A
Spelling
Legibility
Point of Form
Main Points
Supporting Details
Task B
Effectiveness
Grammar
Fluency
Vocabulary
Content
Self Studying CELBAN
The best place to obtain self study materials is through the CRSA website . The CELBAN centre also provides some good free prep material. You can find textbooks in the libraries or on Amazon under CELBAN. There is some free material at CELBAN BIZ
The best place to obtain self study materials is through the CRSA website . The CELBAN centre also provides some good free prep material. You can find textbooks in the libraries or on Amazon under CELBAN. There is some free material at CELBAN BIZ On youtube there is quite a few videos, the best being by the CELBAN Center, and a number of videos by the CELBAN Blog and the Guru Learning Insititute
The best place to obtain self study materials is through the CRSA website . The CELBAN centre also provides some good free prep material. You can find textbooks in the libraries or on Amazon under CELBAN. There is some free material at CELBAN BIZ On youtube there is quite a few videos, the best being by the CELBAN Center, and a number of videos by the CELBAN Blog and the Guru Learning Insititute
How Much is the CELBAN Test Fee?
Go into our page on test fees and cancellation policies. CELBAN is an expensive test at $395 but for many it is worth it to have a test that is specific to their profession.
Where and When Can I Take the Test?
Our CELBAN test locations page will tell you where to take CELBAN and when it is offered. Since many of our students do it online we give the locations and dates in a variety of cities in Canada.
Need to Prepare for CELBAN?
If you are in the Ottawa area, check with our TPS CELBAN tutor page for Ottawa, to see the availability of tutors and also for self-study information. If you prefer to take the course online, check the CELBAN online tutoring times page