With the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative, there is an urgent need to cultivate international talents in civil engineering specialty. English course of soil mechanics can help the students improve English communication level, master the ability to understand the international cutting-edge developments. This paper discusses the curriculum characteristics and current situation, based on the construction and practice of English course of soil mechanics of China University of Mining and Technology. With the current training scheme, teaching resources and assessment mode, the attainment of course objectives is analyzed through the questionnaire survey, attendance, "rain class" in-class test, and course scores. The teaching team summarized the existing problems based on the evaluation results and student feedback, and proposed corresponding suggestions for continuous improvement. We aim to perfect the training plan and evaluation system, explore online - offline mixed teaching, and promote the construction of curriculum ideology and politics education, which can effectively raise the quality of education and meet the needs of national strategy of innovative professional talents.